The pilgrimage of Advent has begun. With four weeks to once again make our way to Bethlehem, we enter this holy season full of waiting and wonder. Here's some of my artwork and poetry inspired by this first week on the journey. "In Hope of Love's Returning" earth’s axis tilts and daylight leans with shadows long and sweeping toward 14 hours of night (and counting) colors of golden gratitude turned from fall’s final flourishing to fields in fallow waiting heron blue, bleached