Rusty PoissonMar 20, 20211 minThoughtful Thursday: Marsh Madness“POOR MARCH. It is the homeliest month of the year. Most of it is mud, every imaginable form of mud, and what isn’t mud in March is ugly...
Rusty PoissonMar 5, 20212 minThoughtful Thursday: Taking Risks"What we call the wisdom that comes with age is usually simple caution." -Jessica Zafra The current chief pastime among family and...
Rusty PoissonFeb 25, 20212 minThoughtful Thursday: Green with Envy“Beauty, strength, and youth are flowers but fading; Duty, faith, and love are roots and ever green.” – George Peele As February flees,...
Rusty PoissonFeb 19, 20212 minThoughtful Thursday: The Cure for Winter Woes and Frozen Toes“The weather is nature’s disruptor of human plans and busybodies. Of all the things on earth, nature’s disruption is what we know we can...
Rusty PoissonJan 28, 20212 minThoughtful Thursday: Life's Stories“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.”-- Sue Monk Kidd Several...
Rusty PoissonJan 22, 20212 minThoughtful Thursday: Hope"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness." -Desmond Tutu We have experienced dark days this past year,...
Rusty PoissonJan 14, 20211 minThoughtful Thursday: Soothing Stillness"I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. The loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something...
Rusty PoissonDec 31, 20203 minThoughtful Thursday: The New Year, Far and Wide”It’s New Year’s Day Hurray! Hurray! The old year’s past and gone away. We’ll raise our glasses and make a toast, because this Now and...
Rusty PoissonDec 18, 20202 minArtist to Artist: Julie Riker by Bill SchmidtI first met Julie Riker in June 2011 when I was the Master Artist and Mentor for the Artists Colony at the Gettysburg Arts Festival....
Rusty PoissonDec 10, 20203 minThoughtful Thursday: Joy Without Time Constraints"Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity." – Jim Rohn We are approaching nine...
Rusty PoissonDec 3, 20202 minArtist to Artist: “Fan Letter” to Susan Graeber by John EisemanSusan Graeber describes herself as a “painter of color and light”. She also lists her artistic influences as Fairfield Porter, Neil...
Rusty PoissonNov 19, 20203 minThoughtful Thursday: Glass Half Full"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was 'thank you,' that would suffice." - Meister Eckhart As Thanksgiving draws closer, so...
Rusty PoissonNov 12, 20202 minThoughtful Thursday: Finding Peace“Be selective with your battles. Sometimes peace is better than being right." -Unknown The past months we have experienced the perfect...
Rusty PoissonNov 6, 20202 minThoughtful Thursday: With an uncertain future, hold onto the past"Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson; you find the present tense but the past perfect!" -Owens Lee Pomeroy Another autumnal celebration...
Rusty PoissonOct 30, 20202 minThoughtful Thursday: October's Grand Finale“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for that brightly-lit front porch.” -Robert Brault Fall is...
Rusty PoissonOct 22, 20202 minThoughtful Thursday: On Art & Family“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana This week, Acme is advertising their free turkey special and sales on...
Rusty PoissonOct 15, 20203 minThoughtful Thursday: Friends, Indeed“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind; "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to...
Rusty PoissonOct 8, 20202 minThoughtful Thursday: Artistic License“No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.” – Oscar Wilde During the plein air...
Rusty PoissonOct 1, 20202 minThoughtful Thursday: Autumn's Glory"Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons." – Jim Bishop As a retired educator, autumn is my spring. Fall...
Rusty PoissonSep 24, 20203 minThoughtful Thursday: Finding Reality through Art“Art is an escape from reality.” – Henri Matisse There is a massive construction project taking place near my home. It is amazing to...