“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes … Continue reading Nature Helps
Welcome Home
Dear Reader, Following nearly two months away I am now home. Home in a quiet room of a colorful cabin bathed in November’s low-hanging sunlight and fenced in by thickets of birch and pine. After the maniacal streets of Kathmandu I can’t imagine anywhere more dissimilar to find myself. The clean air and deep … Continue reading Welcome Home
There Will Be Time
Dear Reader, It's been a while since I've shared music, but as I've had this one on repeat I thought it would be a fitting time.:) This live version has a lot of energy, but the original is good, too. There is a time, a time to love A time to sing, a time to … Continue reading There Will Be Time
Silence and Chapels
Dear Reader, I spent last weekend with my family an hour north of here. The fields were ripe and plump with corn, the woods lush and full. My parents were liberal with the hanging baskets this year, and sitting on the front porch surrounded with flowers felt like living in a private garden. The roar … Continue reading Silence and Chapels
Fall and Flashbacks
Dear Reader, Summer is winding down. Dusk comes early and the nights are growing colder. Facebook is saturated with back-to-school photos. The August page of our calendar is nearly filled and is begging to be flipped to clean, fresh September. These last weeks are a mini-era of final excursions, hitting the last few items on … Continue reading Fall and Flashbacks
Haven
The sun has set into the rugged hills to the north. The wind begins to die away and the trees find their rest. The warmth of the day still clings to the expanses of rocky shoreline, but a chill from the miles and miles of sea comes to bring release from the heat’s afternoon reign. … Continue reading Haven
simple
In honor of the moments when everyday sights suddenly seem beautiful. Life is art.
The Gold Can Stay
Dear Reader, For many years I’ve been enchanted by Robert Frost’s poem Nothing Gold Can Stay. While I admittedly have room to grow in the department of poetry appreciation, this particular work is one of my favorite bits of writing, a gem I stumbled across years ago and continue to treasure. Perhaps what draws me … Continue reading The Gold Can Stay
A Separate Life
Dear Reader, I spent years anticipating this time. Somehow, so seamlessly it escaped my notice, the minutes became hours, which formed a day, and enough of those passed where I started calling them weeks and then months. And two months has now brought me to my penultimate day in Stirling. Sometimes beginnings, endings, and milestones … Continue reading A Separate Life
Just Because
Dear Reader, This post is nothing special. I am simply writing because... The sun is shining and I'm barefoot And that makes me happy And there are trees to climb And adventures to read Ideas to write Words to inspire Flowers to pick Pubs to visit That show Wimbledon and the World Cup And have … Continue reading Just Because