Freezing Love
LPhoto by Raj Rana on UnsplashIt was a freezing night in Southern California. The coldest in recorded history to be exact. I sat in the steaming jacuzzi while freezing rain…
In The Yard
I work online, so much of my day Monday through Friday is spent in front of a screen. I take breaks and dash about to get the circulation going and…
Pets In The Night
Photo by Dan Cutler on Unsplash It was a long winter night and the cold had settled in over the oldest district of a small Southern California town established in the…
Boreal Beauty
Photo by Kevin Wolf on UnsplashAs far back as I can remember, I was told our Earth was green and blue. A giant marble, hanging in space, a haven of…
Inside Sunrise
Photo by Karl Magnuson on UnsplashThere are wonderful things about the world that are beautiful and bring us joy. One of the most beautiful things on Earth is the sunrise.…
When The Trees Sing
Photo by Victoria Palacios on UnsplashListenBe stillHear lifeMoving, singingThe wind travelling through rooms of endless verdant greenWindsong The brush of tiny leaves against one another. The cool wind rushing through the trees. Fluttering,…
Go Wrestle!
Photo by Larry Costales on UnsplashChildhood is filled with play. A significant part of development is creativity and imagination. The homeland of play is found in the brain. Creativity and…
Cat Fights and Work
I heard snarling and ghastly howl come through my window on one beautiful sunny day in the middle of my work week, sheltering in place and working from home. The…
The Country Tea Room
Photo by Rachel Cheng on UnsplashMany years ago, there was a little country tea room in Temecula. The tea room was in an old, white, flat- roofed cottage by the river that ran parallel…