Surprise

Surprise

Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is. ― Saul Bellow, Herzog I don’t know what it is about plants growing in spaces that aren’t particularly hospitable to them, but it always makes me smile. Maybe it’s the unexpectedness such as...
Beautiful and Useful

Beautiful and Useful

One of the first obligations of art is to make all useful things beautiful. — Edith Wharton I love watching people create useful things. The care that can go into everything from making a loaf of bread to a piece of art. We tend to appreciate the art, but ignore...