Living On a Prayer

Living On a Prayer

We’re halfway there. Halfway between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. We feasted; we communed around a bonfire in the crisp midwinter air. A dancing constellation of stars above to hear our wintery wishes and forest critters amid that encouraged whispered … Continue reading

It Won’t Be Long

It Won’t Be Long

Things are not yet ready to be put to rest, but soon with warmth and wit from the earth underfoot, a growing hum, a pulsating resonance, rotating, elongating…ah an awakening.

Let Them See You Shine

I don’t doubt for a second that these end-of-the summer jewels are gratefully and gracefully growing, and loving every minute of basking in the sun. Inspired from within, they need not bend to mishapened persuasion. It’s a brave act no … Continue reading

Hitting the Road

Hitting the Road

Fruits are swelling, nuts are falling…we’re still rolling and growing and sometimes falling. We’ve been at it for four days out of the five, the fourth day an imposed day of rest due to the downpour. It’s a means of … Continue reading

Party Isn’t Over Yet.

Party Isn’t Over Yet.

Raised on love, perse flowers headsThriving in abundance, a single blade in lush greenswardLasting beyond the frost, the courageous onesdashing its way in, the surprisingly obvious Not knowing what’s ahead, all that’s avoidedAll that we have, the presentSomething lost in … Continue reading

Everything is Propagating

Everything is Propagating

These foals are thriving, and the herd is expanding, it feels like peak conditions out here on the ranch.  Colts and fillies are being birthed and more in the making…can’t keep up with naming these stunning creatures. Fifteen hours of … Continue reading

Never Let Me Down

I’m soaking up every rummy split second of this singular spectacular season we call summer. Green is what’s on display presently. Dense, luscious, abundant and fleeting already past the peak and onto our transient descent into the next scene where … Continue reading

The Mandela Effect

I awoke a bit frazzled when not only the sway of the leaves on the trees picked up some but the air temperature dropped over twenty degrees. Did I sleep through summer before it even arrived? It’s still a portrait … Continue reading

Wild and Native

Wild and Native

On forest paths,bathing in a little more beautysurrendering to the overthought,in ecstasy,in honor,in illuminating grace.Eastward boundwhere your sky expandsand protruding from the land you plod,mushrooms broadcasting you’re already hereyou may as well breathe.For yourselffor the ancient timeline.This is your moment.This … Continue reading

Rites of Summer

Rites of Summer

It’s not officially summer yet but boy are we playing like it is. Water fun is an undoubtedly anticipated sign of summer, a rite of passage into the season of sun filled days of outdoor adventures. Watching my brood take … Continue reading