So fellow travelers, I used this imagery twice in recent posts so I took some time to listen closely until a haiku emerged. Cruel winds rattle leaves Hollow fortune telling bones Winter lingers long and now we return to the trail at Sterling …. Walk gently on the path my friends and may adventure find …
Return to Sterling
So fellow travelers, a few weeks ago the Vernal Equinox dawned on a Sunday morning with a cold, unforgiving forecast. It would have been easy to hunker down in the warmth of my favorite reading chair and finish the compelling book I was reading about bees. Yet some persistent need sent me rummaging for my …
Weather or not: The art of hiking from home
So fellow travelers, I woke this morning to howling winds and white out conditions. SOC shot of the view from my bedroom this morning blurry from blowing snow. Looks like Ma Nature’s big April Fool’s joke this year was to send us snow in a bit more abundance than the “scattered snow showers,” originally …
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April Fools
So fellow travelers, a few days of sudden warmth has all kinds of early spring surprises popping up. Just a few days ago there was still frost on the hardier garden herbs. Isn’t it about thyme for Spring? My forsythia bush has not bloomed yet so I was almost startled to find little clusters of …
A Blessing
So fellow travelers, I’m on a quick road trip to visit family. The early light created some simple words this morning Easter morning Light Peace and blessings fill all hearts Let Love grace your days. I hope you celebrate Spring and new life in the ways which bring you joy. Walk gently on the path …
Hope Lost and Found
So fellow travelers, our high school community is facing a tough loss and tougher questions. Today, on a walk through a new trail many miles from home I came across sacred spot where I found this It brought a revelation about a feeling I’ve been processing. This sensation of running out of time isn’t about …
Sunday’s at the Rescue: Scarlet
So fellow travelers, I was at the rescue one afternoon a few weeks ago when it happened again. That magical experience of watching a “gotcha” moment unfold. With several new dogs transferred in from local shelters and the St Patrick’s Parade committee putting the final touches on the float for Saturday’s Parade, Friday afternoon was busy, …
Ghosts in the Wood
So fellow travelers, after a heart breaking day of helping students and staff work through grief that cast a somber silence through the halls of our high school, I returned home in a restless, unsettled state of mind. My soul was asking me to journey someplace both familiar yet unknown. It took a few minutes …
Mourning Comes
So fellow travelers, I am up and on the road a good half hour earlier than my usual 6:30 am drive into work. I arrive and enter a dark and silent building, dreading the news which will come, because early morning emergency staff meetings never bring good news. So far all I know is somewhere …
Abandon hope
Recent events on a global, local and personal level, including some hard news about an elder family’s member declining health had left me with an uncharacteristic feeling I could not identify. This piece from writer Jennifer Bowman unraveled the darkness and gave it a name. Now I have a reference point for moving forward. On …