In a Country Garden

The photographs were taken at Innisfree Garden from late May through mid-June—except the three of rhododendrons, which thrive on neglect in our front yard.

Forms of Resurrection: Wendell Berry’s Poems and the Music of Shawn Jaeger

Again we come
to the resurrection
of bloodroot from the dark

—Wendell Berry

Sometimes a particular piece of music takes hold and thoroughly captures my imagination. Shawn Jaeger’s The Cold Pane is one such piece. While out walking in search of the first signs of spring, Again, the final song in his lovely setting of five poems by Wendell Berry, accompanies me on my route.