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Reflections
A Canadian Goose had been here. Or, perhaps, a Mallard or the Great Egret who had stood there preening herself like a model cast from...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Jan 2, 20211 min read
Water | Play of Light
The creek widened and then narrowed, then swirled its skirt out again as it made its way around a bend...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Jul 24, 20202 min read
Learning to Fly
In early May, I came upon two Barred Owlets in Briarlake Forest Park. It was a deep, beautiful, and unexpectedly shared experience. ...
Susanne Swing Thompson
May 22, 20201 min read
Susanne Swing Thompson
Apr 8, 20202 min read
Amidst.
When I pause I can see it: the first shoots breaking through the soil, drawn by the sun's rays and the pull of nature's rhythm. It is...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Familiar Path
This summer, the open road stretched out before me as I sat in the passenger seat and took in sights and deep conversations. I saw the...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Aug 27, 20192 min read
Red-Tailed Hawk | Held Moment
I'm not sure how I ignored the sound for so long. That squawking -- somewhere near our backyard, and loud enough to hear through the...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Mar 4, 20193 min read
Of damp starkness and bright red
The brilliant red cardinal has been on those bare branches for much of today. I saw him several times from my own, warmer perch – I,...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Dec 7, 20181 min read
Life Stages.
"What stage of life are you in?" I was asked this question today. While it seems like a basic question, it really only is on the surface....
Susanne Swing Thompson
Dec 6, 20182 min read
Nature's Balm
A friend called to tell me that a woman in a nearby neighborhood was tagging and releasing Monarch Butterflies in her garden that...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Oct 14, 20183 min read
Spring Walk
I needed to go back to the place from which I'd started...to take a closer look. Right around me. The April days had (literally) been...
Susanne Swing Thompson
May 11, 20182 min read
Perched.
There is a lot to be said for just sitting and looking. Waiting. Not knowing what, if anything, will change, and finding the surprises in...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Feb 18, 20182 min read
Ponderings
[Thoughts on mindset...cognizant that we aren't in control but how often I try...] I have been thinking a lot about how to enter this...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Jan 16, 20181 min read
Perhaps a Different Lens...
It has happened a lot lately. I set out to wander and take photos, and have my camera mounted with my long lens. Just in case I might...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Dec 26, 20171 min read
Amidst the Snowlace
I awoke to snow this time last week. I didn’t really expect it. Any of it, actually. They’d said earlier in the week that it would snow,...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Dec 16, 20172 min read
Beneath the Surface
It was even more than I expected. I have always been captured by Suzy Schultz’s artwork. Her incredible artistic gifts, and the work she...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Nov 19, 20173 min read
I Began to See
This is one of the early photos I took, the summer of 2014. I had begun picking up my camera almost daily, walking the same route. This...
Susanne Swing Thompson
Oct 1, 20171 min read
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