counting green

For still there are so many things that I have never seen: in every wood in every spring there is a different green. – John Ronald Rueul Tolkien In Guyana — and I imagine in every other Caribbean country — at any time, if you were to look out the window, you could easily count…

seeing red

I don’t know if it’s because they’ve been doing work just outside my house today — putting up a new electrical pole because the old wooden one was janky and woodpecker pecked — but I’m in a mood. The noise has been non-stop and though I live on a pretty busy street and can hear…

pacific northwest

Oranges and red on very grey days. Copyright © 2025Lisi-Tana.comAll Rights Reserved Show your support for the arts by becoming a supporter of my blog. un.deux..trois… blog is reader supported. Consider signing up to be notified when there is a new post, or become a monthly subscriber to show your support.

pacific northwest

I’m in the Pacific Northwest visiting family. I’m getting some cozy vibes here. The weather at this time of the year is always rainy and cold. Even the water is wet. But many things here like cold and rainy weather. The world feels green and alive in the damp, biting air. Things seem eager to…

the gloaming

Now that the weather’s becoming kinder, I’m once again able to take regular walks. I wake up earlier than usual to walk in the morning, and then in the evening, I go for a short walk after dinner. It recently occurred to me that I prefer walking in the evening. As darkness falls, the world…

bloomin’ blooms

I take a lot of photos and hold on to them for years. I always tell myself, You never know. It might come in useful one day. The most innocuous images can be curated into an interesting collection of things. Just today, I was going through my images when I noticed I had a few…

portugal 2025

recent trip to Portugal a jar of fresh lavender a type of aloe light through a bottle a giant century plant (~7-8 ft tall) in Lisbon sunrise with cranes over Lisbon a cat in Porto a field of yellow wild flowers seating for locals evening sunlight in Monsanto an orange moon Copyright © 2025 Lisi-Tana.com…

asphalt/art 8

Since the weather has gotten nice lately, I’ve been able to start walking in the mornings again. There’s an elementary school close to where I live, so I often see many lost treasures on the asphalt in my neighbourhood. If I’m patient, I can collect many of these images over time. Art sometimes requires patience….