Summer, mosquitoes and writing
The week has gone by slowly. Surprising because the summer has been high-tailing it right along. I guess I’m lucky … Continue reading Summer, mosquitoes and writing
Category: Mother Nature
World Water Day 2014
You’ve heard about the “top 1%”, but have you heard about the “bottom billion”? How often do you think about … Continue reading World Water Day 2014
Time
It can be used up, but it will never run out. It can be straddled by standing with one foot on either … Continue reading Time
Weisman Art Museum Visit
The Weisman is a local favorite of mine. They are currently hosting a photography exhibit of the history, landscape, culture … Continue reading Weisman Art Museum Visit
Mid-Winter Visit to Palm Trees and Orchids
It has been a long, cold winter thus far and even though I have had opportunities to get sunshine and … Continue reading Mid-Winter Visit to Palm Trees and Orchids
Desert Botanical Garden and Dale Chihuly
Arizona is always a beautiful break from Minnesota in January. This week, January 20, 2014, it has been especially so. … Continue reading Desert Botanical Garden and Dale Chihuly
Equality
Martin Luther King, Jr. day 2014 Today I was thinking about fairness and equality and I have to admit, they … Continue reading Equality
Oh Christmas Tree
Nola’s Gift: “Merry Christmas,” Nola said as she sat cross legged on the dirt floor of their tent, peeling an … Continue reading Oh Christmas Tree
Mount Vesuvius
August 24, 79 AD – Mount Vesuvius erupts, Pompeii dies. In October 2002 I went on a Holiday Fellowship (HF) walking … Continue reading Mount Vesuvius
Risk, Reward and Ridicule
“Life is not about preparing for the grave with grace and repose. One should enter, skidding in sideways, a glass … Continue reading Risk, Reward and Ridicule