The crisp air is finally making its way to our little mountain top.  The temperatures are dipping below freezing and the daytime is still warm enough to feel the rays of sunshine.  Each fall I feel an awakening of renewed strength and I find my way back to that part of me that I lose come each s…

It was November - the month of crimson sunsets, parting birds, deep, sad hymns of the sea, passionate wind-songs in the pines.  Anne roamed through the pineland alleys in the park and, as she said, let that sweeping wind blow the fogs out of her soul.    - Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gabl…

One of my favorite places to visit is this place here.  It's a place of quiet.  Little hidden paths with small creeks, leaves crunching under foot, and a place of refuge.   A refuge for wild animal, but also my heart.  Nature drawing, picnics, and a safe haven during a time in my life where h…

I wasn't planning to start writing here today, but yesterday grief forced it's way into my life again.  I lost a dear friend. One of my only in person friends.  A neighbor.  I deeply believe that she was a gift in my life.  She gave me a purpose but hindsight looking back, she was te…