Lush!

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…

Harbingers

With the dry summer we’ve had, the trees in our area are under stress. I’m seeing early fall color everywhere I look. I haven’t had the time to think about fall arriving with Jon’s recent hospitalizations and their aftermath. But it’s now been over a week that he’s been home Read more…

Life Force

One of the things fascinates and inspires me is the life force in nature. Everywhere I look I see different life forms emerging, growing, reproducing, and eventually dying. From the smallest virus or bacteria to the ancient redwood trees, life teems on this planet, even in the most unlikely places. Read more…