Evening Visitor

March 18, 2026.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Come! Come!” I heard our Ukrainian guest calling frantically to the dog who was doing his pre-bedtime duty. Dog safely bundled in her arms, she struggled to tell me there was an animal in the yard, she could not name. An opossum. Slow, with a rather frightening face, made it’s way over the bank at […]

Ice

January 4, 2026.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Nature’s artistry, not the political kind. Beautiful and dangerous. More in the forecast this week.

Endless Clouds

November 23, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I never tire of Autumn skies – the clouds have so many stories to tell. Images are from out in the country and here in town.

November Moon

November 9, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Photographed above our home, Thursday, Nov. 6, 7:40 pm

What’s the hold up?

October 12, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

There’s a rucus at the feeders and I look out to see several finches lined up and looking towards their favourite lunch spot. The pecking order has been disrupted… Do you think I could scare him off? Not a chance.

A delicate farewell

September 21, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A hydrangea takes her place amongst the fading summer flowers – a delicate farewell to a season that bloomed early and is passing fast.

Magic

September 3, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My camera lens never tires of the sky. My heart strings don’t either. What part of nature/life sparks magic for you?

One of these butts is not like the others…

July 30, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Hey Lady, since when did this become an equal opportunity feeder?

Scoundrels in the Garden

July 13, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Clearly conspiratorial, these two young groundhogs have been menacing our vegetable garden and now are plotting to defy gravity apparently – one as the lookout and the other, well: I did look it up and they are part of the squirrel family. A new one for me.

Drudgery or Discovery

April 30, 2025.Reading time 1 minute.

How do we face each day? What determines outlook? Is it personality or lived experience that colours perspective? Current circumstances have limited my range of activities, including those I do to distract myself. I forgive myself for any feelings of drudgery, and yet, despite ego’s self-pity, I find my natural curiosity pokes it nose into […]

Of Trauma Born

Goodbyes tarnishfaith, like ashesscattered My heart grows dismissal,craves a balm of connectionseeks quiet harbour Remind me what it feels like to be safebreath nurturing life,love a rhythmic flow In meditationI reach for peaceimagine salvation But this wayward chaosunrestrainedcements me in doubt Tainted intentionsI lift up to the Universea tempest without hope My soul incubates malicea […]

Hawk (haiku)

Relevance of Story

Stories have power. Parents, teachers, public speakers, and therapists understand that the secret to engaging an audience or connecting with others is through illustration: storytelling. I see it in the eyes of the my grandchildren, who love to hear tales of family history. I’ve seen in the eyes of students, when recognition and understanding light […]