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Eye Wonder:
a visual blog by Nanci Olesen
Eye Wonder is a visual blog. It's a way to communicate commentary and images from (my) everyday life.
The latest blog is below, posted on December 6, 2024.
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Blog 24: To peel a carrot. To gaze at the bridge. To walk in the Redwoods. To let go of fear.
I am learning to let go of fear. In all forms. The Redwoods have been helping.
Nanci Olesen
Mar 18, 20191 min read
Blog 25: Everything takes longer than you think. Of course!
We learn everyday. Stay open. Andrew Solomon says that daily life is hilarious. And he's right. It's true.
Nanci Olesen
Mar 15, 20191 min read
Blog 23: Change fear into power. Walt Disney loved miniatures. Spring blossoms. And. Love.
Oh yes, and I met some new friends. And I am still learning so much. Greetings from the rain and blossoms.
Nanci Olesen
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Blog 22: Behold the day! Full moon. And two hands full of flowers.
From a distance sometimes you see differently. I mean, like, everything. Why not?
Nanci Olesen
Feb 21, 20191 min read
Blog 21: Wonder and rain. See with new eyes.
"Seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees." My eyes are healed. In so many ways.
Nanci Olesen
Feb 13, 20191 min read
Blog 20: Kindness, the color wheel, and daffodils.
Painting and drawing. The line is the foundation. Remember Chauvet (Pont d'Arc) Cave? Believe in it. Also, a little girl with her...
Nanci Olesen
Feb 2, 20191 min read
Blog 19: The moon, the bike, the ocean, the twinkly lights.
Berkeley loves its twinkly lights. And I love it all. New perspectives continue. Reading for real and getting organized. Thank you,...
Nanci Olesen
Jan 24, 20191 min read
Blog 18: Don't look in the rear view mirror.
Berkeley, California. Some giddy Midwestern cooks visited. We went crazy over the produce and gardens. We laughed like fourth graders. I...
Nanci Olesen
Jan 15, 20191 min read
Blog 17: Symmetry principles and covered bridges.
Vermont. With my favorite people in the world. And as we look forward, remember: Love>Fear. For real.
Nanci Olesen
Jan 1, 20191 min read
Blog 16: "When I was big" and greetings and farewells.
Ramil ran to a book as he woke up from his nap and said "When I was big, before--, when I was big, I was a fireman with a firetruck..." ...
Nanci Olesen
Dec 20, 20181 min read
Blog 15: Darkness and Light.
Darkness and light and candles on our heads.
Nanci Olesen
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Blog 14: Carrots and Chekhov.
There was a play in Minneapolis by the Moving Company called Four Seasons. Vivaldi and Chekhov and Epp and Serrand. I saw it several...
Nanci Olesen
Dec 6, 20181 min read
Blog 13: Yesvember Finale. Options.
Sort of like, get back on the horse. Afer you fall. Get in the boat and paddle. Yes.
Nanci Olesen
Nov 30, 20181 min read
Blog 12: Bring on the grilled turkey. Yesvember continues.
We bide our time with "that's a great question." And...what if we speak magnificently to our children? For real. To each other too. ...
Nanci Olesen
Nov 21, 20181 min read
Blog 11: Yes, yes, Yesvember.
Yesvember is the opposite of november. And I like it better.
Nanci Olesen
Nov 16, 20181 min read
Blog 10: Teapot and carrot went north.
I am on a retreat to work on my children's book. The waves are crashing.
Nanci Olesen
Oct 26, 20181 min read
Blog 9: Hang on, Bessie. Rain, and Dad.
Dear old Dad. And the rain. And all the rest of it. Hang on.
Nanci Olesen
Oct 10, 20181 min read
Blog 8: Elusive decisiveness
at least to draw and write a little
Nanci Olesen
Sep 29, 20181 min read
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Sep 27, 20180 min read
Blog 6: Attempting
Attempting amidst mudslides.
Nanci Olesen
Jan 11, 20181 min read
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