The leaves are falling quickly now and many of the trees whose beauty I cherished days ago are now bare. The river birch tree that we planted in the back yard turned golden on Saturday and today half of its leaves are on the ground. Seeing this and all of Read more…
Today I’m wishing you all a happy belated May Day or Mayday (if you’re feeling distress) Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications. — Wikipedia I’m hoping that like me you are celebrating the arrival of May, all of the green Read more…
These swans look like they’re singing together or having a rousing good discussion. I would love to be sitting around with a group of my friends having a good conversation too. I imagine a gathering of friends, a glass of wine, and lots of laughter and hugs. But, not Read more…
On this day before Easter during Passover week and just 2 weeks before Ramadan, I’m thinking about hope and faith. Both hope and faith are tricky emotions. On hope and faith I like what Anne Lamott says about hope… “Hope is not about proving anything. It’s about choosing to believe Read more…
The geese that were spending time on the pond that abuts our backyard are gone now. They have probably gone in search of better nesting ground. And only a single pair of wood ducks were swimming on the pond yesterday. There are mallards that come and go. This morning two Read more…