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Shades of Green

Some days the lushness of this world amazes me. Today was one of those days. I headed over to French Regional Park for a morning walk before the heat got to be too much. And even though it was early in the day, it was still a steamy walk! The rain from yesterday left a sheen of wetness on the walking paths. And the landscape all around me was filled with countless Shades of Green from pale green to the deepest darkest green, from yellow-green to bluish green and everything in between. She turned back to inspect a bank of Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

The Scent of Joy

This time of year I drift from flower to flower, scent to scent, as the blossoms of late spring and early summer spread their luscious fragrances through the air. And through my wandering and drifting I discover The Scent of Joy in the air all around me. I love it when I go outside and catch the scent of whatever is in bloom nearby. One of my favorite flower scents will soon be here — the scent of basswood blossoms from the trees in our backyard. The first time I noticed their sweet scent was when I was hiking in Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

A Sacred Mess

The more life that I live and experience the more I realize how much I don’t know and how little I control. Sometimes life feels like a big sloppy mess; sometimes life is hard. But I am learning that life is A Sacred Mess full of as much possibility and grace as it is full of messiness. Looking back at choices I made and things that happened in my life, I now realize how I was guided and led to this life I now live. And there is absoultely nothing I would change or undo. I am so blessed. Like Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

The Gift of Another Day

We’ve had a string of beautiful days this spring and today is another beauty of a day. As I contemplate the beauty all around me and the lovely day this is I can’t help but give thanks for The Gift of Another Day. The peony plants next to our driveway are in bloom. Three beautiful peony plants were here when we moved in, a beautiful surprise our first spring living here. Every spring I fall in love all over again with their luscious pink blooms. Each peony bush has slightly different flowers but they are all pink, and I can’t Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Small Things

This week I was reminded once again that Small Things can bring great joy. Earlier this week I noticed what looked like a bit of lavender swaying in the breeze near the edge of the pond behind our house. I picked up my binoculars and looked closer. And I discovered an iris in bloom. I did not plant that iris in the pond and I have no idea how it arrived there. But it has been growing there for a couple of years at least, sending up leaves, storing energy in its roots, getting ready to bloom. And now, here Read more…

By Marilyn, ago