Summer mornings are, metaphorically, big smiley faces for early risers. Everything is so still! The sun is palely filtered through the lilacs, grass is sparkly with dew, air is fresh, and bird songs are slightly muted. There is a new beginning feel to very early morning Read More …
Did you take note of the Summer Solstice a week ago? There are both mystical and light-hearted traditions around Midsummer Night’s Eve and Mid-summer’s Day, dating back to pagan Europe. One is that pixies, dryads, fauns and a variety of other-worldly creatures are out and Read More …
June is the green smoothie of summer months; so many shades of green, and everything is juicy with growth. Flag Day was yesterday; an opportunity to muse upon the history of our Stars and Stripes, from Betsy Ross’s stitchery to the addition of stars from the Read More …
It’s March……Little rivulets of joy Begin flowing down stones, Through the mosses Out from the tree roots. They’ve been there all the time, just hidden down under Read More …
What a variety of weather February is bringing us. Shortly after Valentine’s Day, environmentalists on social media began encouraging us to leave garden debris for a few weeks at the beginning of the “season”, and “don’t pull dandelions.” I’m thinking, “Umm.….there are still patches of snow beneath my Read More …
