I have led a very blessed life. Until recently I had not grieved the loss of anyone deeply. When my parents and mother-in-law died when I was in my fifties, it seemed that their slow deaths were a release from suffering. And though I was sad I was not devastated. Read more…
This winter has been very unusual here in Minnesota with strangely mild weather and very little snow. In fact, according to one weather reporter, Nashville, Tennessee has had more snow than Minneapolis so far this winter. To me It Feels Like Spring already and though I’m enjoying it, there is Read more…
In a series of gray damp days this morning I had a wonderful surprise outside my office window. It was an unexpected Bright Spot in a gray week. As I opened the blinds to my office window I saw a female downy woodpecker at the bird feeder. She froze in Read more…
Yesterday I had an hour session with the physical therapist I’ve been working with for almost a year. She has been magic-ing my body out of old old pain patterns and helping me to move with more ease. I’ve made more progress working with her than I imagined possible. Yesterday Read more…
This morning because it was a Foggy Christmas Morning I gathered my camera and coat and headed to West Medicine Lake park to photograph the fog. The number of people out and about in the park on Christmas morning surprised me. There were lots of dog walkers, runners, mallards in Read more…