ruth farmer
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Ways of Seeing: Winter feels different this year
My summer tires were switched over to winter ones on a warm, sunny December morning. It was one of those days that made me forget that it had…
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Ways of Seeing: Racial justice: Where do we go from here?
Some time ago, an acquaintance invited me to become a regular contributor to a regional publication, then added, “You could write about race.” My immediate response was, “I…
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Ways of Seeing: I choose to learn from this time
It’s raining and I imagine the water washing away the fear. The squirrels running in my yard don’t care about rain or coronavirus. They flit up and down…
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Ways of Seeing: Connecting with nature refreshes
Recently I listened to an interview of Micah Mortali by Tami Simon, of Sounds True. Mortali, who is director of Kripalu schools, spoke about the practice of “rewilding,”…
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Ways of Seeing: Handling short days, long nights
When late October arrives, lots of people are planning this year’s Halloween costumes, buying candy for trick-or-treaters, or otherwise filling their days with happy anticipation of a sugar-filled…
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Ways of Seeing by Ruth Farmer: It’s not easy to put down a book
This is a confession. I am a hoarder of the written word. I am surrounded, subsumed, obsessed by ideas, humor, thoughts, possibilities, fantasies, and happenings that are manifested…
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Ways of Seeing: Sometimes going off-script is best
The goldfinch hung on my window screen, its bold yellow back with black stripe shone in the light as it held on casually, confidently, pecking every few seconds…