Because it is January in Minnesota, I am spending less time outdoors with the wild things. And my soul is noticing it. I need… The Peace of Wild Things When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night Read more…
In the middle of January on a bright cold day I could worry about so much that is wrong in the world. But today I have decided to Go Out and Sing There is a fresh coating of snow on the ground and only a single set of tracks drawing Read more…
The weather turned warmer overnight and today I took a walk outdoors for the first time in a week. I’m feeling such Gratitude for it feeling almost like a balmy day outside today, for clear blue skies overhead, for the pair of pileated woodpeckers I spotted on my walk today, Read more…
I am moving slowly this weekend, feeling like I’m fighting off a slight cold, so I’m cuddling under a blanket in my favorite chair much of the time reading. The bitter cold has returned after a single day respite yesterday with temperatures in the twenties. I was looking forward to Read more…
According to our thermometer, the temperature outside is a bracing zero degrees fahrenheit right now. It was minus twenty degrees F during the night. Brrrr! In the Deep Freeze The good news is that there is not much wind right now so the “feels like” temperature is about the same Read more…