Walking in the forest at this time of year brings us in proximity with little miracles. One such miracle is the Trillium. Farragut State Park recently posted this information about the trillium and I felt it was well worth sharing…. Read more
A Little Beauty
a real simple message
I know many people want to dive into a blog post full of revelatory angst about [insert most recent angst topic: US politics; aging; desperation for self-care; cops killing black people; … the list is endless these days]. I don’t… Read more
A Little Beauty
Simple Pleasures
Where these now grow was once a combination of heavily packed patches of gravel, yard debris from nearby neighbours, and a wild tangle of blackberries. When imagining what once was, this metamorphosis could be similar to that of moths and… Read more
A Little Beauty, A Story
little stories of the week
“How can a country’s love for its children be less than its love for guns?” That’s a very pointed and poignant question asked of the USA this past week by Linwood Barclay. Besides being smitten with the way the morning… Read more
A Little Beauty, A Story
a nursery for nurturing connection
Life is full of extremes, contradictions, vastly diverse interests, and connections. This morning I heard an interview on the radio in which people on the street were being asked if, while on the toilet, they use their phone. Good grief,… Read more
A Little Beauty
It’s natural
Nature has an incredible capacity for regeneration and growth. We see that clearly demonstrated in the season of spring. As Hermann Hesse once wrote, “… life does not await permission to be lived.” This Mallard drake was used to people… Read more
A Little Beauty
love what you have
Ferns are unfurling. Thick spears of hosta appear like bullets shooting from the still-cold, wet earth. Some rhododendrons are in full bloom exalting at another spring, while others have bulging buds ready to burst with their frilly life. Though daffodils… Read more
A Little Beauty
These moments
Lately I really have not had an urge to go online. An exception has been a couple times when I needed to turn on the computer so I could seek out some pertinent information on YouTube: how to identify and… Read more
