nature

morning prayer

Let me be like the light. Rising early at the start of the day, steady against the wind strong, sure. I will dance on water, weave myself...

Aug 18, 2020

There is much to be said about how you look when you wake at 4 am. You pull clothes on in the dark; mismatched socks. You choke down...

Aug 18, 2020

The day is weary, done-- but the light, has so much left to give. It flickers through the forming shadows, spills out of the clouds like...

Jul 20, 2020

There are exactly one million and one things that I do not know. Actually, there may be more (but do not tell my kids). But I do know...

Jul 16, 2020

Sssshhhhhh. What do you hear when it’s quiet? Over the last month or so, I turned my back on silence. It wasn’t intentional, it...

Jul 7, 2020

I woke to freshly powdered mountain tops. The sun was up, but undercover...I don't blame her. I layered a sweater, a coat, and winter hat...

Jun 30, 2020

I used to go to the mountains to escape my worries. I figured if I could run fast enough through the trees, up and over rocks, ducking...

Jun 29, 2020

A few days after I planted my neat and tidy, as-they-should-be rows, a scattering of sunflowers sprouted their heads through the earth...

Jun 28, 2020

“If Susie jumps off a cliff, are YOU going to jump off a cliff”? A question for you parents (let’s all be honest here): have you ever...

Jun 23, 2020

On the second day of summer, sprinklers scattered spray over hay standing tall, anxious for the first cut. I planted my earth stained...

Jun 22, 2020

I say goodnight to the garden, wish it well and head off to bed. The earth is damp from watering, clean and ready to rest after a long...

May 14, 2020

I enjoy a good physical challenge...I CRAVE them. I love to get uncomfortable, squirm a little. Use my legs and lungs until they burn. My...

May 13, 2020

I spent the entire weekend--every waking minute of daylight outside. Mostly in the garden--currently rows of bare dirt, all the magic is...

May 5, 2020

On April 29, 2020, amidst a global pandemic I: woke up with the sun and sat on my front porch to breathe in the morning. No jacket, no...

Apr 29, 2020