Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”— Cicero This…

With her eyes shut and hands grasped under her chin, she feels pain. The question keeps circling:…

“We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness…

Edmund likes his coffee black, in the silver mug his old friend gave him. In its familiar weight, he…

This view greeted us low on the eastern horizon during Bentley’s early-morning walk at 6 AM…

I’m taking the easy way out once again with my Fanciful Friday post. As I’ve said…

The most enjoyable, hopeful, and astounding mid-term elections I can ever remember. Now, let’s…

Newton’s Law of Universal GravitationSir Isaac Newton described gravity as an attractive force…

First, a little background information. After we lost our previous dog, Maggie, it took us a long…

The clock shop smells of old wood and brass. A shaft of hallway light cuts through the crowded…

The world glows autumn-gold, between what has been and what will be. I taste sweet berries, hickory…

Blow the Dog Down Come all ye bold sailors, and listen to me,Yo ho, blow the dog down!Barkin’…

I started this week by posting a couple of old fall-leaf photos and wishing the local leaves would…

Isi leans against the mossy trunk and closes her eyes. Beneath the wind and water, she hears the…

The cool mornings and seasonal temperatures have me in the mood for bright fall leaves, but sadly…

The butterfly alights gently on Ruth’s hand. She sees her granddaughter’s eyes widen and thinks how…

October – the month when the northern hemisphere’s wardrobe shifts from tank tops to cozy sweaters…

I lie still beneath the autumn leaves as their edges poke my chin. Their golden-brown cover muffles…

I’ve dug back into the 50-year-old folder again to choose a photo for today’s post. A…

Gravel and leaves shift beneath his feet. The forest asks nothing of him—no decision, no answer. It…

They say life is what happens when you’re busy making plans, but sometimes life is what happens when…

The chair’s cold metal presses into my back as I drop my gaze, hiding the exhaustion in my eyes…

A flash from the far past: Fifty years ago this month, I was enjoying my first fall in Vermont, and…

A photo from my March 2016 archives, taken in New Mexico while traveling in our RV. I think that…

Natalie used to paint standing, stretching to reach the tops of her canvases. After the chair, she…

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It’s been a while since I updated my hillside fern project, so I wanted to share it here for…

“As the leaves fall and the trees hustle to let go of their summer finery, the sound of autumn is a…

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Whispered Farewell Crimson, gold, and flame,First leaves whispering farewell,Autumn’s soft…

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We struggle with the consequences of yet another seemingly needless war, raising questions about its…

You know those days when you feel like you’re “up a tree”—not in a peaceful, leafy…

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I made this photo of a multi-step downhill flow of water in April 2005 somewhere off Route 100 in…

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Localism is a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of local communities and economies. It…

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At one point, we lived in Salisbury, NC, and we often took our dogs for walks at nearby Sloan Park…

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“Take a moment, enjoy a moment and be a moment”― Aiyaz Uddin Moments Count Small things each day can…

“While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats.”― Mark Twain…

I’ve posted a similar photo from Southern Utah, but this one was filed in the wrong place…

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“Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and…

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The above photo is from our stop at the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona…

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For those who have been following Meandering Passage for a while, you may have observed a noticeable…