Do What You Gotta Do
If I look grimy in this photo it’s because I was. We hit the sandbox, which for the first time since the heat kicked in we had it all to ourselves. After castle building, we lied supine and basked in … Continue reading
Category Archives: Self-care
The Angler
It’s refreshing to see a fisherman in his element especially in the mist of ill-advised and division-inducing rhetoric. This angler isn’t alone. He is accompanied by a fellow angler with a fair number of accoutrements to linger on these rocks … Continue reading
My Kind of Cosmos
This scattering of asterisks not only intoxicated us with a cosmic aroma but incited musings of a new discovery…Bouchai, a combination of kombucha and chai. A little effervescent and a little spicy over a full glass of shaved ice by … Continue reading
Out On A Limb
At this point there’s nowhere else to go but out on a limb. Retrieving one’s spirit while cavorting about in nature isn’t really a novel notion though. In ancient times natura literally meant “birth,” and creation stories were a common … Continue reading
Nature’s Delight
I’ve been shooting more nature photos lately, a premonition perhaps but not a strategy of any sorts. In fact, none of these squares have a strategy they simply reflect my thoughts at the moment. It’s not at all that nature … Continue reading
Park Checklist
Park Checklist Playground…duh? ✔️ Lake…for pedaling around swiftly ✔️ Fish…for tossing remnants of snack ✔️ Lily pads…for watching critters chill out ✔️ Bridges…for traversing in suspense ✔️ Ducks…for mimicking their quacking ✔️ Ducklings…for trying to cradle in palms for transporting … Continue reading
A Cause Célèbre
These days our windows look as if someone flicked her wrist with a few broad strokes of a chartreuse-tipped paint brush. It’s a heavily wooded view masterly leafing out right about now as the soft pastels of spring emerge overhead. … Continue reading
Nothing More Annoying then Begging
I can accept that some have found all the answers and are beyond content that they must show the world, sometimes with donut in the cavity that routinely shouts shameful and gaslighting revelations about life choices despite not being offered … Continue reading
The Way Out
If you knew me before 2020, it’s time to get reacquainted. You knew season one of me. I’ve ventured into season two and I’m just getting started. I was grimly underfunded, and my writing team suffered from calcified pineal glands. … Continue reading
Finding the Kingdom
Day two of schooling in our fort. Day two of intermittent rain as well. It looks like a little learner will be mostly in her fort this week and not hanging out in our sweet spot in the woods. At … Continue reading
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