Healing... I feel I have this gift... at least to some extent... and when I have used it, I have brought things back from the brink of death ( Read more... )

It snowed today, it was so unexpected and so beautiful, it really made me smile even though I didn't really feel like smiling. I'm very tired. I don't have the energy to go into anything that's been going on in my life lately or to defend myself for that matter. I'm going to curl up in bed with my sweetie, my dogs and some snacks and that's all ( Read more... )

What a beautiful day! The air is crisp and relatively warm. I have all the windows open to air out the house which for months has been all closed up and stuffy to protect us from the winter cold. The best air freshener is always fresh air! Also I have solitude! I don't have any classes on Tuesdays and yet the boys are at school all day while I get ( Read more... )

Snow! I woke up to my sisters banging on the door to get me to come out and play in the snow with them and my nieces. We walked around for a while outside but there wasn't much to do at first. Then I decided to rig up a dog sled for the kids. We tied a long rope to our recycling bin and tied Molly (our sturdy border collie/lab mix) to it. Then the ( Read more... )

At the base of the mountain, pine trees, ferns and other woodland plants fill the misty air near the creek with the scent of blazing green life. I look into the clear sparkling water, absorbing the atmosphere of the wilderness surrounding me. I have wandered deep into the woods in solitude. Three dogs are my only companions. Two golden labs, Shiloh ( Read more... )

The graveyard irrigation trench ( Read more... )

The rain is here today. I truly love the rain. The smell of the damp earth, the quietude of the neighborhood and the privacy of my covered back porch. Hot drinks taste so much better when its cold and rainy. I love the long dark days of homework and coffee. Maybe its a comforting association I have made. In the Willamette Valley, one learns to ( Read more... )

Fiducia Divinitas Adsero Belua ( Read more... )