It started with a solitary shining crimson leaf a few weeks ago. It caught The Daughter’s eye one morning as she gazed out the window. One leaf, a rich, vibrant red against the lush verdant green of all the other leaves on … Continue reading We can catch fire
Links to articles that I’ve found compelling, convicting, or convivial, favorite quotes, a little food, a little music, a beautiful painting; here are just a few rabbit trails to follow… First – In case you missed it – Beauty and Faith … Continue reading Rabbit Trails Third Thursday in January
Sonnet Liii Christopher Pierce Cranch (1815-1892) FAR Off among the fields and meadow rills The August noon bends o’er a world of green. In the blue sky the white clouds pause, and lean To paint broad shadows on the … Continue reading August noon
Flowing Nature I’m the movement of clouds, … Continue reading The Abettor of Bees…
The weathered pear, four generations old My window-meditation, lives in peace. Rough boughs, pale clouds of fragile blossom hold Where slim bees hover. Tender leaves increase, Light-fringed, to cup the summer sky and move In gentle lifting through blue-dappled shade. … Continue reading Pale Clouds of Blossom Hold
I suppose that everyone has people in their lives who are perpetually down or dissatisfied with “The Holidays.” I think, if we’re not careful, any one of us could be this person. Humans can ritualize anything; and Christmas observations are … Continue reading Yielding To The Perfect Whole – Christmas dissatisfaction
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