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A Man, His Hands, And a Bag of Oysters

I have this habit of looking at people’s hands like I’m looking for clues. I find they reveal so much more than most people are willing to offer. They tell a story.

As Vincent Hooper hauls 50-pound burlap sacks of oysters, I can’t help but notice that his hands are big—too big for his average size, as if they grew in spite of him. His fingers look swollen and ashy around the joints and cuticles. The skin across the backs of his hands stretch tight, like leather gloves that are too small and worn to offer any real protection.

honeysuckle: the birds and the bees

Words and Artwork by katherine sandoz Under the cloak of night, honeysuckle performs aromatic acrobatics to attract nocturnals.   Moths and bats, not bees, taxi in to pollinate the plant. […]

The Eternal Circle of Wine

Words and Artwork by katherine sandoz Antonio Terni’s family has been making wine in La Marche at Fattoria Le Terrazze since 1882. A nuclear engineer, Signore Terni adores grapes and […]