Despite snow and blowing snow much of Tuesday and Wednesday, the beauty of this place continues to fill my soul to overflowing. Wednesday morning a pair of trumpeter swans that I’ve seen flying over several times finally made a longer visitation in the Burntside river that runs through the property Read more…
“The experience of beauty and the experience of compassion are very closely related… It’s a sensation of connection to the world.” — paraphrased from talk by Matthew Sanford
I’ve begun to settle into my home away from home in the north woods. It’s a very interesting experience moving to a home that belongs to someone else and sorting out how to slip my food, clothing, and belongings into empty spots without moving or disturbing the owners’ possessions. Read more…
It was cold here this morning (3 degrees) and the low bushes across the Burntside river were covered with frost. As the sun rose the bushes glistened like jewels in the early morning light—truly a beautiful way to begin my day. May you walk in beauty.
Begin as you intend.Because of a light snowfall in Minneapolis that caused traffic to be very slow, we headed north to Ely a little later than planned. But waiting for traffic to unsnarl and the roads clear saved traffic headaches.Jon drove the Odyssey and I drove my Prius so Read more…