Window Thinking
Hey, I want to show you something, said my friend, as she steered her truck off the north-south Minnesota thoroughfare and navigated west, through a maze of neighborhood streets I’d never be able to retrace. It was a warm Saturday afternoon in July. (seriously – 70 degrees!) and we’d just been downtown at the Skinny …
Walking the pathwatching for green but what does it mean –to wait with hope ?
Aha! convenient little squirrel ears to help me measure planting time.
The promise feels credible on this 60 degree day with sunshine.
This drippy evening should be more than enough to bring us May flowers.
For this pain that is too much,give themDaily Bread somehow someway please.
In so many ways Alaska has taught me to respect the details.
Gorgeous evening lightwith water so still, yet the birds! how they do scream.
As the days lengthen and the sun shines warm,I go walking in the light.
Spring –though bombarded by a week of snowstayed the courseand here comes green!
For the days when all I want is to go backand skip this turn…. courage.
Not far from the free-range bunny live these chickens, roosting in a tree.
They say Joy comes in the morning, but how shall we live until morning?
For what am I most grateful? For what am I least grateful? …..The examen makes us aware of moments that at first we might easily pass by as insignificant, moments that ultimately can give direction for our lives. As I understand it, the Daily Examen is a meditation practice associated with Ignatian Spirituality. Ever curious …
Traditions spark memories and memoriesput some light on the path.
For this spring day when snow returned in great measure:flowers from the store.
I thought we were all done with this, she saidin the third week of April.
When is it time to plant vegetables in Oregon? This headline in the form of a question caught my attention and I paused to read the article in my news feed. “One of the biggest mistakes people make is to plant too early,” said Weston Miller, a horticulturist with Oregon State University’s Extension Service. “They …
My morning-walk-the-dog routine can be hassle,yet alsoa gift.
Our daily bread is a gorgeous reminder of that which gives us life.
What inspired this little guy to poke his head through the soil three weeks late?
Life unfolds in striking detailand my boy watches and learns with care.
Early spring melt made this super backyard Saturday #alaskastyle.
Today our stumps and snow got ground into a great big mud stomping pit.