Jul 22, 2021 | Reflections
The Painting Rememberwhen the hours of summerran together like colors—endless blue, grass green, dandelion—and feelingthe breath of every wildand beautiful thingbrush against our skin,a visible and invisible gold? Do you rememberbeing sweetly devouredby mystery? The...
Jul 8, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Millions of years ago God gave us colorful, scented flowers. Bees, the vegetarian descendants of predatory wasps, appeared shortly afterward. Up to 85% of food crops for humans and numerous crops that feed cattle and other animals depend on...
Jun 25, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Melanie Kyer “Fairy Houses, Mackworth Island, ME” Fairy Houses Have you ever built a fairy house?Collecting shells, bark, leaves, pine cones.Nothing fancy, just what is to hand.Do not compare your offering with others,Just use what you have–As...
Jun 10, 2021 | Reflections
Blessed by the Messiah Memorial Day is far more than the celebration of the coming of summer, but also one filled with sadness for families who have lost sons or daughters in war. As I have gotten older, I have become much more aware of that sadness. I felt especially...
Jun 4, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Spring has come. A chorus of birdsongs begins my day. Yes, there is still pain and suffering. There always will be. But the healing touch of nature brings hope and joy to my heart. I see birds sharing food at our feeders, and I am reminded of an...
May 27, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Barbara Ryther Repotting An hour spent at the plant nursery is a better hour than most! So many plants, each one an old friend or a new possibility. The first thing I grow in a new garden is questions….Where will the sun shine? Where will the squirrels dig? ...