Paths I have walked, literally, as I have explored the countryside around me from the time I could walk, and figuratively, as I walk through life.
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About
I was first inspired by the beauty of the local landscapes of Carnegie and the trails and byways along the Chartiers Creek and throughout the Chartiers Valley, paths I’ve been walking since I began to walk. Those paths led me away to learn new things, and led me back, to interpret what I’ve found.
My biggest inspiration for poetry, prose and artwork is still the world right around me, and I enjoy the opportunity to share it from the perspective of one who walks and hikes and bikes and carries a camera, art materials and journal everywhere—even around the house—so the inspirations are fresh.
The familiarity of weather and structure and cultural habit are a starting point, a base to build upon as I walk other paths while building my stories.
Latest Journeys
A Celebration of the Earth
A few years ago I answered the questions on a “What’s Your Footprint?” test on a website that gave points or demerits in accordance with how choices you made in your lifestyle affected the earth and I ended up with a negative footprint. How is that? Is it mounded up instead of impressed into the …
Poem for Saturday: The Creative Curse
Oh, please, painting, go away! Poem, poem, I want to go to bed! Short story, I will never finish you, especially with you showing up at this late hour! I wish I’d never allowed myself to start carrying my camera everywhere. I stop every step and photograph something new and wonderful, a leaf, the sky, …
Essay: The Cats in My Garden
The re-emergence of life in my garden this spring is tinged with sadness as I picture two of my best friends, in spirit, wandering among the green and daffodils and last year’s leaves. I have a whole household of cats and I never permit them outside to roam, although I take them outside with me …
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bernadette @ bernadette-k dot com