Again

Again

People’s homes burn to ashes The air turns yellow with smoke We listen for evacuation notices Deciding what to take if we have to go People flee for their lives One step ahead of the flames Like a war zone The chatter and roar of aircraft fills the sky Heroic...
My Barefoot Wish

My Barefoot Wish

Hanalei Would you like to be part of my barefoot wish? We could walk hand in hand dodging rainbows on the beach in Hanalei with cool rain falling on our heads and warm sand squishing between our toes. Clouds slip past the sun and the rainbow colors become so intense...
The Thrush and the Fair

The Thrush and the Fair

It’s one of the more unusual sounds in the bird kingdom. Beginning on a low note it gradually rises in pitch and speed, spiraling up and up, note by note until the sound just disappears into the forest air. It’s the sound of a wood faerie’s flute. The song of the...
Don’t It Always Seem To Go…

Don’t It Always Seem To Go…

The sign on Highway 1 for Doran Beach showed that the parking lot was FULL. Since it was late afternoon  we figured that some people would most likely be leaving by now so we headed there anyway confident that we’d find a place to park. The road to Doran winds...
Life Through The Plum Tree

Life Through The Plum Tree

The Santa Rosa plum tree in our backyard is wizened and has many tales to tell. Her age is a mystery to me. So many beautiful moments in our family’s history have occurred within her arms and in the shade of her leaves. A chronicle of our children’s lives can be...