Autumn leaves, one of nature’s great gifts. A given gift without the task of asking or doing. A gift for the taking, if we choose to look. Brilliant yellows, oranges, and reds glow on this overcast, gray, autumn day from across the fields of corn and soybean. Autumn in the mid-west. So vibrant! Some appear…
conifers
Somewhat Silent Sunday: Virtual Forest Bathing, #SOL20, Day 29/ Year 3
As I explained last week, my usual Sunday posts only contain photographs with or without captions. But, since this month I am writing as part of a writing challenge, I have been prefacing my photos with some text. Last year from late January until early October, I served as the Outreach and Education Program Manager…
December Walls When Decking the Halls
Yesterday, I just didn’t feel good. I had an early morning dental appointment for a cleaning to which I went with a headache. Despite some ibuprofen, the headache persisted for most of the day. By evening, I felt like I had not gotten anything done. Of course, this wasn’t true. I had actually done a…
Silent Sunday: Planting the Seed
Frozen Lessons with a Color Poem: White
Learning to Snowshoe The thermometer on my phone told me it was seven below zero (-7) as I awoke to drive 40 pairs of snowshoes to a remote terrain in an adjacent county last Saturday morning. This is part of my new job. We had about 40 hikers signed up to join us at a…
Silent Sunday: Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in California
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A Yard Walk About: Cones, Stones, and Sticks
This morning I was inspired by a fellow blogger from the UK. I often read her posts just as I get up for the day, most likely due to the time difference. It is shortly past midnight here when I receive her blog via an email link because I follow her. She is a talented…






