One Guess
You get a single guess at what a gift of mine was this Christmas. 🤔
Finding Shelter
This photo is of a Boston Fern after several recent heavy frosts. This fern spent Spring, Summer, and part of Fall potted, setting under a tree in our front yard. It was a large and beautiful healthy specimen. In early Fall, I transplanted it to a spot in my fern hill project, hoping to do…
New Year’s Day: An End and New Beginning
One can only hope that they are wise enough to learn from one’s experiences, both good and bad. As I close the chapter on 2025, I find myself reflecting on a year that taught and reinforced many things. We must stand firm, with a renewed sense of urgency, for democracy, social justice, and free speech,…
The More Doors You Open
When we lived in Salisbury, NC, there was a section that had some grand old homes that were well kept and highly decorated for the Christmas holiday. I imagine they are still there and are probably being kept up, but we haven’t visited that area in years. As you can see, I pulled this image…
Strong And Silent
The archetype of the strong, silent hero/individual has long enchanted our imaginations, symbolizing resilience and quiet strength. This figure often embodies virtues such as bravery, self-discipline, and, at times, integrity, choosing actions over words to convey their values and beliefs. In a world increasingly driven by noise and attention-seeking behaviors, one might ponder whether such…
A Small Kind Act
I’ve known people who struggle with significant holiday depression, and to be honest, I sometimes feel a bit down during the year-end holidays myself. It’s not easy, even in the best of times. There can be financial worries, a world in crisis, the stress of expectations and events, and, of course, the dynamics of both…
