Farmland Sunrise Sanctuary
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Anatomy of a Sunrise: 1/12/2020
“There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story,” wrote English humorist Terry Pratchett in A Hat Full of Sky. Following is the story of my morning walk this past Sunday. It… Continue reading
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Take Me Home
This weekend, Adrienne and I are marking our 15th anniversary, traditionally celebrated with all things crystal. One thing crystal clear to us is how grateful we are for the support of our beloveds, and how each one has welcomed us… Continue reading
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Sunrise 9/14/19
Did clouds really get in my way? On Saturday, September 14, I posted two photos on Facebook with the caption, “I’ve looked at cloud from both sides now . . .” — an instantly recognizable line from Joni Mitchell’s beloved… Continue reading
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Sunrise 6/30/19
What makes a photograph good? Its use of color, composition, lighting, technical quality, impact, creativity, the story it tells? I haven’t a clue. All I know is that I need to wait, point at what looks like something I haven’t… Continue reading
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The Knee Also Rises
“The sunrise view” — that’s the formal name of the featured image in this post which is an x-ray of my right knee flexed. It’s called the sunrise view because the patella (the kneecap) appears to be rising over the… Continue reading
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Little Lighthouses
Ever perfunctorily greet and walk past a stranger at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning who then yells after you, ‘Hey! What’s the most beautiful thing you’ve seen this morning?” Stunned, I told the stranger about the adult and adolescent… Continue reading
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Ignite 2/1/19
“Life is a great surprise,” said Vladimir Nabokov, “I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.” Continue reading
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Grief Lessens
Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, a Christian holiday celebrating the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ. It is also the first anniversary of my mother’s death. There’s not much difference between a… Continue reading
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A Blackbird’s Song
Did the song of a blackbird bring comfort to my dying friend? ***** “A blackbird’s song can’t stop disease, but it can offer comfort.” So believes Rachel Clarke, the author of Your Life In My Hands: A Junior Doctor’s Story… Continue reading
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First Day
I remember looking forward to the first day of elementary school: searching for my name hanging from the front of a desk, shiny black chalkboards and unopened boxes of chalk, and the smell of a clean and disinfected classroom. I… Continue reading
