The seasons keep turning no matter how much I cling to the wish for summer to last longer. Today I realized that I’ve been feeling sad and that my sad feelings are based in my imagining and dreading what the coming winter will be like. Instead of appreciating the present Read more…
It’s August and everywhere I look I see Bright Days filled with late summer flowers and plenty of green all around despite the drought in Minnesota. Coneflowers, black eyed susans, dahlias, and lilies are in glorious full bloom right now. And they are thriving despite the heat and humidity (or Read more…
The summer season seems to be moving so swiftly this year. Perhaps it does every year, but for some reason I’m really noticing it now. Sometimes I wish that I could Slow Down Time or at least slow down the turning of this season, so that I could savor the Read more…
Yesterday on my walk at Silverwood Park was the first time I really noticed The Greening of spring beginning. But this morning after the rainfall overnight and today, I see it happening everywhere. The grass is greening. Green leaf buds are swelling and growing on the trees across the pond. Read more…
I am a little sad to say goodbye to October but here I am Saying Hello to November — and what a beautiful way to usher in this turning the corner towards winter month. We are expecting a high temperature of almost 70 degrees today. The sky is a Read more…