Reflection
High summer is almost here and I'm reveling in the vitality of the season. I look across the street and see that the rising sun will come...
Rain, Rest, Renewal.
Where I live we are nearing the end of a disturbingly dry spring season. And though here in the high desert we are accustomed to dryness,...
Going Back
Last weekend I went back to visit the place I used to live in New Mexico and was ambushed by some of my thoughts and feelings. The New...
Sacred Crossroads
Again this morning my reflection starts in the kitchen. It’s an easy and joyful place to be thankful for food and for birdsong, as...
Darker Days
Darker days, longer nights. This is a difficult season for people like me who crave sunshine and happiness. And some days knowing that in...
Making Soup
What’s in the market this week, what’s on my shelf? I love making soup out of whatever is at hand, and hopefully I have all the basic...
A Gift From My Friend
Last week a friend gave me a great gift after hearing me complain about being small and weak and not quite up to life’s challenges. He...
A Week of Wonders
This has been a week of wondering for me. Wondering why we can be so competitive and snarky with each other, wondering why untimely...
What the Owls Are Saying
A pair of great horned owls lives in the meadow just beyond my porch, and I’ve taken to checking in with those wisdom birds when my life...
Change Is Afoot!
Change is afoot. Cooler mornings, longer nights, louder cicadas, and geese in the sky. I’ve loved late August since childhood when ripe...
