This morning I was considering what a blessing it is to be alive Here, Now in this beautiful place. The greens of summer are delighting me with their vibrant lushness. Everywhere I look, it seems, I see green. Over the course of the summer the greens will change. Colors may Read more…
I’ve learned a lot about life and its transience in this past year. And as I consider how quickly everything changes I’ve begun thinking a lot about Befriending Life, by simply being grateful, awake, and aware of moments and days of grace and beauty. That includes allowing myself to grieve Read more…
As spring keeps moving along I spend as much time as I can on Nature Watch out and about in nearby parks and also watching nature through my windows in the pond behind our house. I want to pay close attention to these precious days. And though I don’t always Read more…
Yesterday was the most amazingly beautiful day! In the early morning I spent time at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum photographing the tulips and wildflowers. Then I came home and edited the photos I had just made and did my weekly Soma Yoga class (live online). In the afternoon I re-connected Read more…
I love where we live! Every day we have Visitations from birds, ducks, geese rabbits, squirrels, and turtles in our front and back yard. Yesterday I noticed a family of mallard ducklings in the pond. They were so tiny that I think they must have just hatched sometime earlier that Read more…