SEPTEMBER, A MONTH OF CHANGES

SEPTEMBER, A MONTH OF CHANGES

by | Oct 5, 2024 | Daily Life, Memoir, Nature, Writing

While August was a month in which to soak up the warmth and outdoor activity of the summer season, September was a month of seasonal changes, especially as the month drew to a close, including the temperature (dropping, a bit quickly this year it seems), leaves...
AUGUST, A MONTH TO TAKE A BREATH?

AUGUST, A MONTH TO TAKE A BREATH?

by | Sep 4, 2024 | Daily Life, Memoir, Nature, Writing

If July was all about travel and community, from my MFA residency in Tacoma, WA to my family reunion in southern Oregon, August is all about staying home and walking in the forest. Even if that is not exactly how the month has gone. While I did walk in the forest this...
MAY, A MONTH OF FLOWERS

MAY, A MONTH OF FLOWERS

by | May 29, 2024 | Daily Life, Memoir, Nature, Writing

April’s bounty, and showers, continue with this month’s collection of blossoms: pink columbine, purple rhododendron, red salvia, sweet woodruff, and the sweet perfume of lilacs and lilies of the valley . . . to name a few. This month also marks a year since I began...
March, A Month To Spring Forward, Still

March, A Month To Spring Forward, Still

by | Mar 27, 2024 | Daily Life, Memoir, Writing

The harbingers of spring continue this month, with azaleas, daffodils, and forsythia in full bloom, and maples, alders, and dogwood trees beginning to bud out. We have a mallard couple visiting our pond and a blush of robins spreads over the front field bobbing for...