Quote of the day: i thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is Read more…
Quote of the day: Then one day I was walking along Tinker Creek thinking of nothing at all and I saw the tree with the lights in it. I saw the backyard cedar where the mourning doves roost charged and transfigured, each cell buzzing with flame. I stood on the Read more…
I can smell the very breath of spring in the air. All of the crab apple trees around the city are in full bloom this weekend. The Breath of Spring Each breeze in our open-window weather days wafts the scent of apple blossoms into our home. When I go outside Read more…
Quote of the day: “Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” ― Claude Monet While visiting my daughter’s family who live in the Kansas City area, we visited the Overland Park Arboretum. I was thrilled Read more…
Quote of the day: “Thomas Merton wrote, “there is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues.” There is always an enormous temptation in all of life to diddle around making itsy-bitsy friends and meals and journeys for itsy-bitsy years on end. It is so Read more…