it’s definitely winter

There’s snow. Beautiful snow. And then… there’s COLD. Ouch! It’s really cold. Have you noticed??? And cold is not something I grew up with in Virginia. For me, cold was associated with New England. With skiing. My mother grew up…

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ease

On the playground, do you remember wanting to be THE BEST? Jump higher, last longer. If you didn’t want that, you probably knew who did. That STRONG person. As I am recovering – now in my second year- from falling…

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space to breathe

Sitting outdoors on the ground, notebooks in hand. Maybe learning. Lots of space around. Can you feel the sweetness? We live in a fast paced era. And I’m just starting to read a book Hunter recommended (she always has the…

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yearning for green?

Do you ever feel as if the opposite season is SO FAR away? When the ground is HARD and – in Virginia, of all places! – covered in white. Do you yearn for green? More green than is offered by…

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550 million things

Galloping across the miles. From state to state. Traveling. Traveling. Traveling. You get there. You’ve made it and then… you wait for your soul to catch up. That piece of wisdom I credit to what I read was an indigenous…

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time to go

One house lit up across the lake now. There are not many people still here. It’s quiet. If it wasn’t so windy, there would be much more ice on the lake. It’s cold out this morning. 12 degrees and blowing.…

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almost

Winter is here… almost. Birds are flocking. Ready to fly… almost. It’s time for me to go to Connecticut… almost. It’s Mercury retrograde. The weather has been terrible. I was not looking forward to leaving here. But this weather has…

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why?

I look out my window in the early morning and see this! And as I click the photo, this. The otter is catching a rather large fish under my dock. Why would I ever want to leave this place??? Have…

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what’s next?

You’re looking down. To the left is the lake (no ice on it yet). You see pawprints … what are those? Not Peaches. She hasn’t wandered along the lake in the snow yet: it’s early morning, after the fresh snowfall.…

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