Autumn in Words and Photo: From the Journal

7:13 AM Good morning from the end of the hall. Tea cooling on the sill out of habit, even though the window is closed, save a small fraction. Cat curled in my lap and set to ‘purr cycle,’ It feels like fall, within and without. The house is a wee bit cooler; Iong sleeves feel…

The Wow, the Pause, the Intake of Breath: From the journal…

24 Sept, 2026 10:21 AM. Reviewing the outline for this afternoon and allowing myself a think, here in GlitterBean. The flat white is lovely, as is the weather outside today. The weather inside is…ruminative? Pleasantly misty/foggy with the promise of a surprise discovery or meaningful ‘stumble upon’ of one sort or another. I do love…

Red-Winged Psalm

I had a beautiful drive this morning…open road, blue skies, full heart. I was going to visit a friend… I spent a couple of moments alone after arriving…standing still outside and listening to the wind and the green. I was also watching a chickadee duck in and out behind the leaves of an especially lush…