Photophile Musings: Tom in the Rocks
At the top of the Mount Zion Minor trail inside Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park in Vermont, there is a gorgeous view of the mountains around. Also there were some stones that were curiously arranged to spell out TOM. Being that I am married to one Tom Slatin, I couldn’t help but marvel at the […]
Photophile Musings: Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park in Vermont
On May 25, 2021, Thomas Slatin and I paid a visit to one of the newest state parks in Vermont called Taconic Mountains Ramble. Not only is the entry free, but it’s one of the more impressive state parks she and I have personally seen – and we have been to many in the Northeast […]
Poetic Wax (Poetry)
“Poetic Wax” is a poem about poetry, how it can manage to make even the most depressing story into something beautiful and wondrous. In essence, the true power of poetry lies in its ability to take sadness and transform it into artful melodies of beauty, no matter what story one tells. Inject the poor soul […]
Retreat Tower, Brattleboro, Vermont
Photo taken by Amelia Phoenix Desertsong, May 22, 2021
Can I Really? (Poetry)
Can I speak through a word And really tell you how I feel Can I tell you I love you And really tell you what I feel Can I give you the treasure of treasures And really tell you what you’re worth Can I hold you forever and ever And really get what I really […]
West Dummerston Covered Bridge – Photophile Musings
These photos of the West Dummerston Covered Bridge in Dummerston, Vermont were taken by Amelia Phoenix Desertsong on May 22, 2021. On TripAdvisor, this covered bridge is considered #1 of the 8 things to do in Dummerston, VT. It was built in 1872 and connects Vermont Route 30 to Camp Arden Road. In 1973, it […]
Scriptures (Poetry)
Lost in the sands of forgotten times Lies a treasure from a distant past Fellows, we must recapture this trinket Of lost passions and intellect From long buried centuries passed We still have so little to teach And infinitely too much to learn O Fortune’s wheel! It has turned! The princely one’s reign has ended […]
Out of Focus (Quotable)
“Being fuzzy and out of focus is not a new thing for me, nor is it new for many people. We live in a world today where so much is happening at once that sometimes your brain just starts filtering and it doesn’t always filter properly. You start focusing on the relatively trivial and unimportant, […]
If They Hate It, You’re Doing Something Right
Creativity can be a fickle thing. At times, you will get stuck on one idea and keep turning it over in your mind. Then, you’ll think you have a great idea, but for one reason or another, it’s shot down and you never return to it. Let me tell you something: If they hate it, […]
Words and Ideas
Sometime ago, I began work on what would become a series of articles entitled “The Beauty of Ideas.” While that series itself never came to fruition, there were parts of these brainstorms that yielded some highly intellectual fruits. One major breakthrough I had was just how words and ideas are interwoven, however imperfect their union […]