Poem – Fragile Thread
The sunless grey sky releases an afternoon rain pushing leaves beginning to transition to bright yellows and deep...
Nature – Stones
Do the stones we find on the shoreline, inspected closely before placing in a pocket for safe keeping,...
Nature – Land, a Fall Perspective
Evening approaches the valley shielded under the canopy of oak. The colors change from green began a week...
Poem – Calming
What more can I ask for, what more can I expect, than the colors of autumn calming the...
Poem – Late Summer
With the charged air wavering between summer and autumn we walked beneath the canopies throwing scattered light on...
Poem – The Day Wisdom Came from the Clouds Above
(1) Summer months fell into the autumn. Mist clung to pine before the sun rose. Brown needles falling...
Poem – The Depth of November
November is the transition of fall to winter. November gives up the red, orange, yellow, and gold for...
Poem – The First Flake
The child’s nose leaves prints on the glass kitchen window overlooking the apple tree. Wide-eyed, determined, safe –...
Looking Forward
Whatever is forward becomes the present before becoming the past and with eyes open we absorb nature in...
Poem – Snow Always Proceeds the Fall
The depth of days, carrying the memories from the past through the present into a future laid bare...
The Dream That is the Big Lake
Testing out some new gear and setting up a tent in preparation for the next trip to Alaska....
A Fall Day in MN
The day started early just before the sunrise with enough time for coffee to get us warm before...