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 […]

Auspicious Visitor

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

Missing the ability to take my camera out for a drive. Imagine how thrilled I was when nature came to me in the form of this Cooper’s Hawk.

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.

Cold Moon

December 7, 2025.Reading time 1 minute.

December’s Cold Moon this year fell on the third consecutive month. This Supermoon is said to be a good time to ask for what we want. I’m never good at asking for what I want, so I hope I don’t get a big heaping lot of uncertainty, lol. (Taken with my iPhone, and it was […]

Deck the Halls

December 3, 2025.Reading time 1 minute.

I dress up for the occasion, happy that the day has finally come to trim the tree. Then, after fluffing out the branches (our tree is artificial as I’m allergic to the real ones), I am exhausted. The nature of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. No worries, though, our Ukrainian roommate is eager to help and in no […]

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.

A Favourite Woodpecker

November 16, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Although their call is quite loud, these beautiful, bright-headed birds are elusive. I had to be patient and sneaky to capture these shots of the Red-bellied Woodpecker.

Snow’s Arrival

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

The three and nine year olds don’t want to come in out of the snow. The parents are too cold to stay out – not yet attired properly. I feel my bones ache at the chill of it. How quickly our perceptions change, but isn’t that life? A bird’s eye view:

November Moon

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

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

Barn and Silos

November 2, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Two perspectives of the same barn and silos before an Autumn storm.

Present Distance

I’ve lived the fog of distance –life’s highway a series of hillsdestination without promise Have learned that acceptance gains perspective,that climates change, and hope sustains,and that in stillness dreams renew. Now I travel quieter paths, appreciatespace, have surrendered to a slower pace –certain that this too will change. (image my own)

Floral Balm

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 […]