Rochester's measly little six inches of snow isn't what did it. What did it was the rest of the Midwest got buried with enough snow, wind and ice to shut down airports from Minneapolis to the East coast. And my flight to Dayton, Ohio was canceled. I have to say, I leapt for joy! No business travel and I'm stuck at home, not in some airport somewhere like so many people are today. Thank you storm. Read the rest of this entry »

In deep winter, darkness appears still and dormant, but listen closely and you will hear sounds of seeds germinating in the frozen ground, complete flowers secretly stored behind the seed’s husk. In darkness, nature finds rest, rejuvenation, and nourishment for the work of growing. Under the surface, there is invisible activity doing the essential preparation for the next step in the cycle of life. Read the rest of this entry »

The ocean has always been soothing to me. Somehow the surf, the salt spray, the pelicans skimming the blueness, gulls torpedoing in for dinner, the grit in my toes, the abundance invisible beneath the surface, the sheer, vast, power of the sea call me home to myself. I crave, no I need, the sea and seek out beaches as I travel. Read the rest of this entry »