Before the blizzard began last night I was so done with snow for the year. When Jon suggested that I might want to get up early to photograph the snow covered world I told him, “No way, I’ve had enough snow for the year!” But here we are with a Read more…
I’ve been thinking about what it means to be Alive Now, in this moment, longing for spring to arrive, waiting, wanting, wishing, dreaming of green things growing. Can I be content despite the continuing cold nights, barely warming days, frozen lakes and ponds, white covered ground? It seems that I Read more…
What is it that matters most in life? Is it what you do, who you are, how you are, what you create, what you know, how much stuff you have? The older I get the more I believe that what matters most is Simply Being Here, being present, open, and Read more…
It’s another rainy/sleety/snowy day in Minnesota. Instead of looking out my window at the weather today I decided that it was Time for a Bit of Spring Magic indoors, photographing flowers. So I went to the greenhouse to pick up a bouquet of flowers — I ended up splurging on Read more…
After several days of being very grumpy about the continuing snow I started thinking about Saying Yes to whatever life brings me, even now, when I so wish winter would end and spring begin. Wishing cannot change the weather (at least my wishes so far have been quite unsuccessful). I Read more…