Hippie bus

November 17, 2019August 6, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

We see it parked around town but have no idea about its story.

Blessed bliss

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

My novel YOGA BOOTCAMP describes group meditation as a central discipline in the daily life at Big Pumpkin’s ashram. As a real-life example, here’s a photo taken at the Poconos Ashram in mid-1972. I’m struck by how young we all look and the fact that most of us could sit in a full lotus position. Makes my knees hurt just thinking of it now!

Yes, I really lived this.

Sometimes I’m feelin’ funky

November 8, 2019November 3, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

My wife found this unusual copper fish at a yard sale and left it on our barn stoop over the summer. On a whim, I brought it inside and hung it in my studio window on the third floor. Nothing fancy, just a quirky reminder of our proximity to the sea. Whaddya think?

A view into our side yard

November 6, 2019November 3, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 3 Comments

A wet day at the end of the fall foliage season can still be quite lovely.

The bog turns first

October 13, 2019August 6, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

For whatever reasons, New England’s autumn foliage color often first appears over swampy spots. Soon the riotous splashes will be everywhere.

Indonesian pride

October 6, 2019May 20, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

The annual Indonesian festival in Somersworth includes a parade representing a few of the nation’s 17,000 islands.

Morris men in a ring at the autumn equinox

September 21, 2019May 20, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

The Pinewood Morris Men continue a festive dance style from the late middle ages in rural England. The performers wear costumes specific to their troupe, including bells, and often wield sticks or handkerchiefs in their routines. This group frequently appears in Boston Revels’ events throughout the year. Here they are greeting concertgoers to last fall’s equinox RiverSing in the Herter Park amphitheater along the Charles River in Allston.

View from the outdoor stage

September 8, 2019May 20, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Rosi Amador and Brian Amador of the pan-Latin ensemble Sol y Canto joined us on the stage of the Herter Park amphitheater along the Charles River in Allston. Boston Revels hosts events throughout the year to enhance community through folk traditions. This scene from last fall’s equinox RiverSing.

When the imagination takes flight

August 25, 2019May 20, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Picnickers waiting for the beginning of our annual RiverSing show add to the festival feeling. Boston Revels hosts events throughout the year to enhance community through folk traditions. This scene from last fall’s equinox concert in the Herter Park amphitheater along the Charles River in Allston.

Summer sunset

August 4, 2019May 20, 2019 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 2 Comments

Here’s a view from our dorm at Castleton University in Vermont, where New England Yearly Meeting of Friends is gathering for its 359th annual sessions. The clouds stretch back into Upstate New York and Lake George.