As a spiritual person, nature for me has always been a healing place. Going back all the way to my childhood on the farm, the fields and forests were places of adventure and self-discovery. Animals were companions and friends, and the world moved at a slower, more rational pace than the bustling cities where I’d…
October 4: Speedwell Lake, Morris Plains, NJ
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. Thomas Jefferson I love visiting historical sites where ever we go. This is some of the remains of the historic steel works and Speedwell Lake. I like to imagine what it was like when this was built and thriving, and what…
October 1: Fall is in the air
October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again. Hal Borland I love how things change from summer to fall overnight…I can’t believe that October is here already! I love how the…
August 11 to September 30: Summer in a blurrrrrr
Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all become a massive wash. Sarah Kay It all began with a couple of boxes…of course, the minute that boxes appear, so do the kitties!!! This was…
August 9: Golden-lined clouds
Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of today, for the golden beams that are to gild the morrow. Susanna Moodie My decision to go for a quick walk with Riley to give him a little change of scenery and to get…