Creatively Aging

Came up to Washington DC yesterday to attend the National Center on Creative Aging’s sure-to-be-exciting conference. Arriving the day before allows some part of Washington’s own creative scene to be enjoyed. On a spring day made my way to the U.S. Botanic Garden, always a refreshing spot. One of the many areas to be savored was a collection of photographs entitled Places for the Spirit: Traditional African Americans Gardens of the South. Vaughn Sills has done us all a wonderful favor by sharing these creative and traditional gardens. This is creativity in one of its most important forms: yes it is something new and something that has value but it is also created purposefully by someone for themselves.