Women in Kayaks: A Beginners Guide
I love kayaking but haven’t been as often as I’d like. I put together a refresher to remind myself of the basics.
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Birdwatching: Enjoy Life One Bird at a Time
(Red-bellied Woodpecker in Yaupon tree) For me, watching birds has been a good way to enter the beautiful world of nature. When I started birding a few years ago, I didn’t know how it would change the way I felt about being outdoors. When I walk around my yard to watch birds, I become more…
Spring Arrives and the Circle Begins Again
And it’s just in the nick of time Rise and Shine The clock read 7:06 AM, and the first day of spring had arrived. A faint pink hue appeared in the sky, slowly turning to a brilliant orange as the sun rose behind the towering pine trees. Wisps of low clouds hovered on the horizon…
Reflections on My Mother’s Journey with Dementia
My mother’s advanced dementia has caused her physical life to become limited due to her lack of balance and resulting falls. The last fall caused a broken hip, leading to her current stay in a care facility. As I travel back and forth to that facility, I listen to Rebecca Solnit’s essays from the Faraway…
The Wisdom of Taking a Different Viewpoint
Most days, my normal life of self-reflection is tranquil and without stress. I’m less prone to anger and anxiety than when I had a full-time job. I eagerly begin my day, setting and achieving my own goals. Occasionally, detours arise, as when my father needed surgery and I had to care for my mother at…
2020 – A Year of Changes for Everyone
It’s April 9th. April, not March as I was thinking it was a few moments ago. I lost March somehow. That’s the problem with isolation.
Different Forms of Retirement
The man who delivered the load of limestone for my driveway was older than me (at least he looked that way). He was thin, only as tall as myself and hard of hearing. He had to get out of his large dump truck to talk to me so that he could hear what I was…
The Great Blue Heron
Each year the pond gains a few more residents. Turtles are appearing, which indicates there are fish in the 2-year-old pond. And I appreciate sightings of such creatures as the great blue heron.
Morning Sunrise and Evening Armadillos
Written July 22, 2018 It’s Sunday, the day I get to sleep without the benefit of the alarm going off. I’m starting to see that, yes, it is a benefit. When I awake later than normal on Sunday I wonder why I set an alarm during the rest of the week. I don’t need to….
Just enough happiness
At that moment of appreciation, a light shower of rain began and there was just enough happiness. Not too much, just enough.