A peak at what’s to follow Winter…

Spring begins in Applachia around mid to late April Those of us who grew up in these mountains, love to walk the trails and hidden places where we were lucky enough to stumble on flowers like Trilliums, Lady Slippers, Jack in the Pulpit and other hidden gems like Trout Lilys, Cardinal flowers, here’s a collection […]

December 8 2024 Reflections

Blue Skies this morning Temperature below freezing Afternoon forecasts to be in the low 60s A call to return to the Trail after months of gathering water, where to get a shower, to eat, to rest, to work, lives upside down Don’t drown some did homes destroyed by winds and rain, by a hurricane, named […]

I AM….

present in this moment grateful for the air in my lungs the movement of my limbs fragrance of mint, rosemary and lavendar chickadees, cardinals, nuthatches and crows dandelions, sunflowers, roses in bloom Mom’s spaghetti and Yabras My kibbeh and Souf Souf the love of my Children and Grandchildren Steve, my companion in this journey of […]

Let the Sun in and BEGIN!

Sun shines on the green, green grass today Water flows and falls over the stones in the pond below Goldfish gather Lilies begin to bud and prepare to bloom It’s mid-May The birds gather every morning and chatter amongst themselves                  Their chatter is early morning ‘hellos’ and sharing of the night that just passed […]