This morning when I looked in the mirror and saw the skin on my neck I realized that at that moment it looked like “old lady skin.” I was astonished to see this proof of my aging before my eyes. Seeing the Circle of Life before my eyes in the Read more…
The first day of spring arrived and the ground was still covered with snow. But somehow, it feels different now, as if spring really is arriving. When I look out my bedroom window in the morning I can see that The Melt has begun. The surface of the snow looks 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…
March 11 and it’s still snowing, seems like it’s been forever snowing, and feels like winter will never end. But I remind myself, the temperatures are warming, ever so slowly. The light is returning. Much of the snow that falls melts immediately. Unfortunately, today, the snow is sticking again. I Read more…
What is Joie de Vivre? A literal translation from French would be “joy of life” or “joy of living.” I think that there is a truth hidden in this simple phrase. Life without joy would not be worth living. This morning with even more new snow on the ground here Read more…