Yesterday I went out to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum with a friend and communed with the towering trees, inhaled the sweet soft scents of flowers in bloom and wandered on many paths nested in between all kinds of growing things. Whenever I go out into the woods or into nature Read more…
All week I have visited and re-visited a bouquet of dahlias that I bought on Sunday. Several times a day, since then I’ve stopped and gazed at them to see if I can see their beauty in a new way. And almost every time I look I see something beautiful Read more…
It’s dahlia season again! And I found a bouquet of dahlias at the Food Coop today. They are so Lush! “A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo I could spend hours examining dahlias from every angle, high and Read more…
This morning when I went to the grocery store to pick up a few groceries, I found a small bouquet of calla lilies in the flower section. Though things have a long way to go before they return to normal after my husband’s two recent hospitalizations, I felt that today Read more…
Wow! What a summer it’s been! Heat, smoke, pandemic, drought — the full catastrophe! Still today, I see blue sky above and the wind feels soft on my skin. I am happy to be able to walk outdoors with ease and grateful for the blessings this day brings. Happy Sunday! Read more…