Light As Feather

Light As Feather

by | Aug 22, 2026 | Meditations, Nature

Finding a hummingbird feather is like finding a four-leaf clover or seeing a shooting star appear out of an ink-black sky. These are serendipitous occurrences and when they happen it’s like a wand has been waved somewhere and I’m in the right place at the right time...
Writer’s Block: A Notebook’s Perspective

Writer’s Block: A Notebook’s Perspective

by | Aug 10, 2026 | Meditations

Over the past few weeks Louie has been carrying me around everywhere and I’ve been enjoying the ride! We go from the bedroom to the kitchen where he pours his morning coffee then outside to the porch swing. Together we watch the world awaken. The fountains gurgle,...
Lost…And Found In The Pacific Northwest

Lost…And Found In The Pacific Northwest

by | Jun 28, 2026 | Meditations, Nature

When you lose your wedding ring it’s not like losing your sunglasses or your phone. It’s a drag to lose those things for sure and it will cost you but they’re easily replaceable. But the ring? Yea you could get another one but it will never be THE one. It’s a sinking...
Creekside Ramble

Creekside Ramble

by | Jun 1, 2026 | Meditations, Nature

Today is sublime and the light that illuminates the forest this morning is dappled and green. Taking my time as I have nothing but time I do a slow deliberate crawl along the Creekside Trail. Familiar like an old friend this trail offers something new every time I...
The Mad Nakedness Of Nature

The Mad Nakedness Of Nature

by | May 28, 2026 | Meditations, Nature

I want to lose myself in the mad nakedness of nature, take a deep cleansing breath, a full immersion into everything that’s primeval, untamed and untainted by the toxic times that we’re currently living through. Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll hug trees, towering, ancient...
The Mad Nakedness Of Nature

Meditations On Green

by | Apr 26, 2026 | Meditations, Nature

green…the color of rebirth the color of the earth green is peace and quiet green is the shapes of leaves, pointy and round, sawtooth and smooth tinier than my pinkie nail and large enough to wear as a hat… green is rain life giving quenching rain that makes greeness...