Happy Valentine’s Day May love surround you and fill your heart with joy! Of Love I have been in love more times than one, thank the Lord. Sometimes it was lasting whether active or not. Sometimes it was all but ephemeral, maybe only an afternoon, but not less real for Read more…
As February continues and I become impatient for spring I have to remind myself that winter cannot be hurried through. “Winter is not the death of the life cycle, but its crucible.” ― Katherine May, Wintering: The power of rest and retreat in difficult times Wintering — Season for Tending Read more…
Japanese iris always strike me as delicate, evanescent, graceful flowers. I picked up two small bunches of them yesterday to enjoy and to photograph. Transitory Grace They were all tightly closed when I brought them home so I placed them in warm water. Slowly the blossoms began to unfurl. By Read more…
The cheerful orange tulips that I bought a week ago are beginning to fade, wrinkle and wilt, like we all do as we age. Though our culture would like us to believe that there is no beauty in age, I disagree totally. Blowsy Beauty When I looked at the tulips Read more…
I am happy that today is the last day of January. Though it’s not been a terrible month, I’m still very glad to leave it behind. I don’t know about you but when we reach the end of January I always feel as if we’ve reached “over-the-hump” time for winter. Read more…