“The first bud of spring sings the other seeds into joining her uprising.”― Amanda Gorman       This morning, I enjoyed watching the early morning sun shine through the woods behind our house, highlighting the clear signs of…

      I’m pleased to report that my fern hillside project has faired well over the winter.  The cover I put in place last fall protected them from frostbite while allowing the majority of sun and rain through. One…

The “Meandering Passage” website underwent a drastic format change a few days ago. There was almost no site at all. I’ll give the short version here, but I’ll state upfront that much of it, if not all, was my fault…

An old piece of wisdom expressed in a slightly different way.   I read a story about Army surgeons operating in a FOB…

From a weekend away with friends in Blue Ridge, GA, here is a store window snapshot of some modern choices for those who want to “light a candle”…

…I like the tone and actuality of the quote above.  We can’t expect or demand so much from ourselves that we are doomed to fall short; “do what you can as best as you could.”…