Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I looked out my kitchen window yesterday morning and found a perfectly landscaped little backyard. My neighbor Linda's plants had generously stretched themselves over and under our fence to gussy up our yard in magical ways. I never lifted a finger. So, I wrote this poem. I should note that we love all of our [...]
Last week, I read another beautiful poem by Andrea Gibson. In it, she lists all the things she loves. The poem is long and well worth the read. You can subscribe for free to read it here. It begins with this banger paragraph: "I love. That could be the end of the sentence, but I [...]
We enjoyed a tramp though our woods on a sunny afternoon last weekend and felt lucky for that soul-cleansing experience. Three-season woods like the one we found Sunday offer fascinating contrasts. Winter winked at us from the west, spring beckoned from the ground and that flirty summer crooked its fun little finger our way from [...]
As we struggle to find a meeting place in this contentious world, we might land on our own mortality. Death does not discriminate. We’re all here for just a short time and, whether we’re yanked suddenly from an ordinary day or released gratefully from a long and painful struggle, we all have to leave. That [...]
Fall beckoned from the window with a whimsical Hello! so I set aside my busyness and promptly said “Let’s Go!” We ventured through the sunshine under canopies of gold and I marveled at the beauty in a view I had not scrolled. The trees stood tall and proudly with their crimson crowns aglow and they [...]