Yesterday was the first time this year that I saw the painted turtles sunning on the log at the edge of the pond. Each time I see them lined up on the log I think of the old story about Turtles All the Way Down The following anecdote is told Read more…
With a few warm days interspersed between lots of cold, wet, windy days it seems that spring this year is taking A Winding Path The winds are cold and damp again today and this morning a few snowflakes fell. Yesterday the weather couldn’t seem to make up it’s mind. One Read more…
I think that Every Day is Earth Day don’t you? We are so blessed to live on this beautiful blue and white planet. The earth itself is an altar to breakdown, decay, collapse, demise. And from these infinite violences, we rise, like trees, we rise. —Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Read more…
As my hopes for an early spring have been dashed — again and again — I’ve stopped hoping for an early spring. I Surrender to what is. Spring will be however it will be. What else can I do? Yesterday as I sat at my desk glancing out the window Read more…
As I watch my herb seedlings grow I think about Seeds of Grace Whenever I think about seeds and life, it simply amazes me. I cannot comprehend how strong the life force is, what a miracle it is to be here now, alive, and sentient. What a gift! “It always Read more…