On November 1st, join local artists and creators in celebrating our home in Pass Christian at the Gail-Keenan Gallery from 4 to 6PM.
“The temple bells stopped ringing, but the sound keeps coming out of the flowers.” –Basho - Story and photos by James Inabinet 
“I have a terrible lucidity at moments when nature is so beautiful, I am not conscious of myself anymore, and the pictures come to me as if in a dream.” - Vincent Van Gogh
- Story by James Inabinet 
Live oak blossoms | Ellis Anderson photo
What constitutes as “home?” The author attempts to define the sense of “home” and challenge the reader to perhaps expand their definition to include more of the natural world.
- by James Inabinet 
The whole story of a place cannot be determined by the experience of one person, or even many. Every organism that experiences the place has a story that, together, are parts of a whole, and spiritual experience must be included in that story as well.
- by James Inabinet Images courtesy of pexels.com 
JM Rosario
Objects, places, and even people are much more than their physical characteristics – they are a sum of our reactions to them and the meaning they have for us, and a sum of experiencing things as a whole.
- by James Inabinet 
In this essay, Dr. Inabinet discusses how to reach an inner calm, a place where internal and external voices quiet.
- Story by James Inabinet 
What is reality if not perception? Is our perception of something the reality, or does it differ from person to person? Dr. Inabinet takes us on a journey between reality and imagination.
- by James Inabinet 
All images courtesy of Pexels
This is the final written installment of a larger project focusing on art within place. As the culmination of this project, several local artists were asked to create art from nature and exhibit their pieces at the Magnolia Bayou Art Project, taking place at 100 Men Hall on March 23, 2024.
- by James Inabinet 
In this age of man-made barriers to keep nature out of our lives, what if we tried listening to the needs of the land and its creatures?
- by James Inabinet, Ph. D. 
Allan Mas | Pexels
Hancock County’s naturalist philosopher considers whether the built environment can have a life of its own.
- by James Inabinet, PhD. 
If one could find “itness” in a forest and in a field, could one find it in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans?
- by James Inabinet 
All photos courtesy of Unsplash and Pixabay
Hancock County’s naturalist and philosopher takes a look at the different stages of the creative process, from experience to expression.
- by James Inabinet 
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Local naturalist and philosopher James Inabinet explores the inspiration nature’s glories bring to our everyday lives and to our art.
by James Inabinet, PhD. 
Pixabay
Inspired by the writings of an extraordinary 12th century abbess, Hildegard Von Bingen, our local philosopher and naturalist celebrates the spring season.
- by James Inabinet, PhD 
Saint Hildegard von Bingen
The author takes the time to study his world in a way few of us do – slowly, deliberately, one vignette at a time. Today he considers goldenrod, both as part of something greater and as a world unto itself.
- by James Inabinet 
The author contemplates the meaning of the year gone by in a unique way that allows his mind to open to the new year’s possibilities.
- by James Inabinet 
Anhinga | James Inabinet
We tend to think of the world as made up of two separate spheres – man-made and natural. But is that reality, or merely our perception? Our own Hancock County philosopher weighs in.
– by James Inabinet 
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