If we’re lucky, we live in the embrace of trees: in nearby forests, parks, backyards, gardens, landscapes, and dreamscapes. When young, I drew them, climbed them, and looked for bugs, birds, and tiny creatures among their branches. Their lush greenery still shades me on dreamy days of reading and picnics. … Continue reading Things of Beauty: Embracing Trees, Leaves, and English Romantic Poet John Keats
Category: 2014
Inspirational Quote – Forests
I hear the wind among the treesPlaying the celestial symphonies;I see the branches downward bent,Like keys of some great instrument. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Walking in Winter Wonderlands . . .
When frosted windows, frigid air, and a flurry of snowflakes signal winter, I want to hibernate– Drink tea, read, and write by a cozy fire. But the more I hibernate, the more restless I get. A card on my bulletin board quotes Franz Kafka: ‘You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at… Continue reading Walking in Winter Wonderlands . . .