Pauca Verba

The word "Peasant" appears in numerous Pissaro paintings. But for him, peasant, was never used in a pejorative sense. Unlike ...

Lent is almost at its end  and with that, these weeks of reflecting on Lent as the Church's Springtime. Yesterday the temperatu...

This painting (of another open window), is by the contemporary Russian artist, Sergey Ivanovich Smirnov (+2006) titled Warm April . S...

On a warm and sunny day, usually between Palm and Easter Sundays, stores will have displays of Easter plants out front where shopper...

I have some serious color deficiencies, but even I can see the wonderful shades of green in this very alive photograph. In the sprin...

This painting is Edward Gordon's "Wind from the Sea." He is a master of light, isn't he? Notice the light and shado...

I imagine in the not too distant future, opening a web page will afford one not only the experience of seeing this hyacinth but sme...

Though the fourth winter storm is predicted for the Northeast as we speak, Spring began officially at 12:15 P.M. yesterday. The Cherry...

The spring days are lengthening. Since the Winter Solstice the daylight has increased by over two hours and will continue to do so unt...

Here are some low-to-the-ground tulip shoots breaking through frosty ground. There's a Tibetan saying:  When the spring bloom comes...

Because of their ability not only to survive but flourish through the severe East Asian winter weather, pine, bamboo and plum to...

All this snow the country is experiencing, soon it will turn to spring rains: swollen streams, filled reservoirs, rain barrels, bucket...

The Swallows which have been wintering in Central and South America since last autumn, started their spring migration back north in ...

It is said that now 80% of North Americans and Europeans are unable to see the Milky Way , the enormous spiral of dense stars we live i...

I knew a devout Catholic man who fasted all day each Friday until his evening dinner. Commendable. But he was nasty to his wife. Hmmm. ...

By chance I read the back of the ketchup bottle in the diner while waiting for my meal. If it's true for ketchup - that it makes ...

Greek artist Loukas Geralis (1875-1958) gives us this painting titled, "Lighting of the Candles."  Actually, the young fello...

The Pennsylvania Maple Sugar Syrup season has already come and gone. Sometime between the middle of January through the middle of F...

This painting is titled The Terrace, by the French Impressionist, Henri Martin (1860-1943). It is late spring or early summer. Perha...

Contemporary American artist D. Eleinne Basa gives us this evocative painting, titled: Spring Morning. The trees are filling out, ...