Tag: Arts

• Cycles of Change

  The year has turned. We spent New Years with family near the ocean, accompanied by warmth, both emotional and physical, and much good cheer. Yesterday was New Years Day, and we celebrated by following our Sunday routine when with family: breakfast, conversation, and newspapers. We then drove the five hours home. 

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 2, 2017

  Arts, Social issues

  Arts, In Montmartre, Social Change

• Sunday Morning

  After months of unseasonably warm temperatures and drought, Thursday the chill and rain came, causing one local meteorologist to write, “Finally, Fall!”. Yesterday we drove down to Dartmouth College for a conference. Although the drive was wet, and took longer than we had planned, we enjoyed the foliage, which at the lower elevations was brilliant,…

  Michael Watson PhD

  October 23, 2016

  Arts, Climate Change, performance, spirituality, Stories

  Arts, autumn, nature, puppetry, stories

• The Ramble

  

  It is full summer here in Vermont, and the focus of everyday life has shifted outside. The promised, and much-needed, rain has held off and the morning is lovely, the sky a rich cerulean blue punctuated by thin white clouds. Last evening was one of those classically cool Vermont evenings, accompanied by a splendid sunset,…

  Michael Watson PhD

  July 31, 2016

  Arts, Climate Change, Portraits, Stories

  Arts, stories, Summer, The Ramble

• Summer and E. B. White

  

  Last evening clouds moved in just before sunset, obscuring the rising full moon. This morning, just a few wispy remnants remain in an otherwise clear sky. It was a short night as we went to bed late and awoke early. The darkness was cool and we enjoyed sleeping under the comforter, awakening to a soft,…

  Michael Watson PhD

  July 20, 2016

  Arts, Stories

  Arts, E. B. White, seasons, stories, Summer, writing