The cheerful orange tulips that I bought a week ago are beginning to fade, wrinkle and wilt, like we all do as we age. Though our culture would like us to believe that there is no beauty in age, I disagree totally. Blowsy Beauty When I looked at the tulips Read more…
I am happy that today is the last day of January. Though it’s not been a terrible month, I’m still very glad to leave it behind. I don’t know about you but when we reach the end of January I always feel as if we’ve reached “over-the-hump” time for winter. Read more…
As I pay close attention to the unfolding of springtime, this season of nature’s joy, makes me want to Offer up Nature’s Joy to you today. We, who have only one life, can watch new life being born anew every spring. As the earth rotates around the sun, each year Read more…
It’s a cold cloudy winter day here in Minneapolis and I don’t think I’m going to brave going out for my daily walk today. Instead I’m playing with watercolor paints and writing. With the gray skies today I thought I might Brighten Your Day with some tulips combined with a Read more…
Thanks to one of my friends for sharing the meme of the day with me. May the Fourth Be With You And may every other day be with you as well. This morning I was greeted by a raft of wood ducks and mallards swimming in the pond and waddling Read more…