Inspiration

Migration

It is one of the loneliest silences I know. As I sit on my back porch, staring at the hummingbird feeder that now needs to be removed, I miss the energetic chatter and the aerial shows of flight supremacy that entertained me for endless hours when the hummingbirds were here. Like many species, they migrate.  They move from one climate...

The Secret Garden

Just beyond two large glass panes forming heavy sliding doors, a secret garden lay.  Although it had not had the attention it was accustomed to, the circumstances of life’s curve balls, its beauty was nevertheless evident.  Fragrant lemon trees bore proudly fruit in varied arrays of greens and yellows; geraniums were making a flashy comeback sporting dense pink petals; and...

Milkweed, Monarchs, and Momentum

The weathered boards of the walkway registered the burden of our weight with soft groans, protecting the underlying delicate grasses and wetlands that lay beneath. Dutifully our group fell in line behind our guide who was keen to point out the many treasures to be seen on this beautiful late afternoon in Yosemite Park. We paused as she pointed out...

Journaling and the Art of Thoughtful, Lasting Change

It was a rare weather day for November; the air was crisp but without the foggy marine layer so characteristic of Northern California.  It was the golden hour: that beautiful time of the evening when the sun melts deliciously into the earth or water, depending on your vantage point, and the atmosphere drips with the warmth and energy of a...

Filters

The atmosphere had shifted. The thick, honey sunshine no longer coated everything in its path.  Hide and seek patches appeared and disappeared as clouds made their presence known in the sky. The air had stilled and quieted, thinking about how it would collect itself into a force that would soon swirl and blow, rather than gently cool the skin of...