listening to a flower
This is a photo of a beautiful flower in a place that was hard for me to be. I had decided to do some housesitting in a region of the…
prep like honest abe
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln I guess that means he was a fan…
knock, knock. puppets are home!
Walking around the town of Biggar in Scotland, I came across this sign. It is right around the corner from the local puppet theatre, so there is a logical explanation,…
the hammock in between
"There are two words that are under-recognized: 'over' and 'next.' When something is over, it's over. And we're always on to 'next.' And the hammock, the imaginary hammock in the…
snail in a thistle
Do you see the snail? My uncle thought it was pretty fascinating that a creature with such a soft body would choose to climb up something as prickly as a…
my 3 year-old teacher
"The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers." – Thich Nhat Hanh I only see my…
carrying our stories
"We carry our stories, and they become so airtight that we can suffocate ourselves with them." – Lemn Sissay I had to stop the podcast and write this down when…
the honor system
Early one morning, I walked alone along a mountain road and came upon this table. How could I resist? I put a dollar into the coffee can and selected three…
caring for grumpy cats
At the start of a recent housesit, I met 2 Persian cats who were each grumpy cat times 1,000. Day by day, I exercised my patience and care. Probably 5…
growing somewhere new
“The finest flowers are those transplanted, for transplanting means difficulty, a readjusting to new conditions, and through the effort put forth to find adjustment does the plant progress.” – Elbert…
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