Last night a little after 9 pm I stepped out onto the deck to take in the night air. And there was the crescent moon shining brightly in the western sky. I See the Moon It reminded me that beauty is everywhere, every-time-of-the-day, not just during daylight hours. It is Read more…
Yesterday as I was walking and making photographs on a trail at French Regional Park I encountered a group of preschoolers out for a walk with 2 preschool teachers. One of the children, a bright, talkative, extrovert saw me making a photograph. And she asked me brightly, What did you Read more…
Last week I bought a bunch of flowers at the Food Coop. When I brought them home I noticed a single green stem among all of the flowers and thought that it was a pretty scraggly looking piece of foliage. Yesterday as I was removing a faded flower from the Read more…
When I was a child we sometimes watched the game show Truth or Consequences. Contestants on the show were given a short period of time to answer a question or series of questions correctly (truth). If they failed to answer correctly they suffered the consequences—performing a zany or embarrassing stunt. Read more…
It’s mid-July and we are in the middle of what I call High Summer Everything is lush and green. Tall wildflowers bloom in abundance. Everything still looks green and lush. I try to soak in every ounce of beauty and warmth during these days of full summer, knowing that they Read more…