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The Quiet Farmer Poet
Called the “poet laureate of America’s farmland,” Wendell Berry was one of the poets who inspired me to stop, look and listen in my own farmland. Continue reading
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My Mother’s Gardens
My mother would have been 98 years old today. Her gardens would come to inspire my own. Continue reading
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Ignite — 8/28/26
It’s been the year of medical appointments. Time to laugh about them (and the results). Continue reading
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Build Your Garden and They Will Come
Don’t chase butterflies. Build your garden and they will come. Continue reading
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Adrift
“Suddenly, it was clear that beauty and sadness coexist . . . .” Continue reading
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Ignite — 7/24/26
I think, therefore . . . Continue reading
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We Must Keep Dancing
“We must persevere at this, our dancing; we must learn to move faster and faster . . . .” Continue reading
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Ignite — 7/10/26
What a discovery! Three cartoons worthy of “Ignite” in just one issue of the New Yorker! Continue reading
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Ignite — Semiquincentennial Edition
The older you get, the better you get unless you are the current President of the United States. Continue reading
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Farmland Strawberry Moon
It follows the lowest path across the sky of any full moon, but symbolizes the peak of the flourishing of nature. Continue reading










