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I have always been fascinated with the tides. For me, the place at the edge of the ocean, where the earth, air and water converge, is where the magic and bioluminescence are found. When I was in college, a few of my courses contained lessons on what drives the tides, and while most of the . . . → Read More: tides 
During this holiday season, none of us really knows what day of the week it is, so I figured I could sneak in a rainbow on this lovely last day of 2019, whether it is a Monday or not! . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ rainbows on roses and whiskers on kitties 
A few days into December, I was reflecting on how beneficial the November gratitude challenge is for me – the impetus to write daily warms me up for other writing, and the topic itself is nurturing to my soul. I decided I would like to adopt a topic for December to continue the motivation to . . . → Read More: joy to the world 
~rainbow mondays~ a splash of color on monday a photo study documenting the colors of the spectrum: the balance points between light reflected and light absorbed other posts you may . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ fall farewell 
True, the angle of the sun this time of year increases the length of the shadows. But it also means there are afternoon sun rays beamed at just the right angle to produce a rainbow in the spider web, something that would not be the case in the height of summer. . . . → Read More: ~thankful thursday~ gratitude garland 
The tree-filtered sunlight projected the smiley faces drawn on the frosty bus windows across the gray seat backs, and they danced and smiled and stretched larger as we drove along. . . . → Read More: ~thankful thursday~ butterfly effect  2 comments  abundance, gratitude, natural world, parenting  abundance, back yard, being a mama, brothers, butterflies, butterfly effect, cranberries, dorkaversary, family, farm, flowers, gratitude, husband, kitties, love, nachos, nature, ocean, outside, parenting, parents, photography, pie, popcorn, prayer, self care, shadows, thankful thursday, thanksgiving, webs, wood stove 
~8-23 to 9-23~ Our end of summer family trip to New York! The cousins absconded with Quinn and were barely heard from. It was neat how at their current ages (9, 11, 12) they do a lot more talking as they play, so there is less action and a lot of . . . → Read More: ~a month in the life of a lifelong learner~ holy coprolites, he’s in seventh grade! Leave a comment abundance, gratitude, lifelong learning, natural world, parenting abundance, being a mama, books, cousins, dinosaurs, dungeons and dragons, family, fossils, grammy and grampy, gratitude, love, math, minecraft, music, nature, new york, outside, paleontology, parenting, reading, reciprocity 
The Ghost of Gratitude Past is a comforting companion, carrying a time capsule full of love letters to the world mailed to my future self, reverberating forward through time in ever widening ripples. . . . → Read More: ~thankful thursday~wonder woman and spider webs 
Today I participated in another of my favorite mindfulness practices, one concerning impermanence, like sand painting but with squashes, already scattered and but a memory. Tomorrow I will fill the slow cooker with leek and potato, celeriac and parsley root, and some imaginal cells to remind me that next summer will unfurl its colorful wings in time. . . . → Read More: ~thankful thursday~ fall crops and late bloomers 
It may take more years of this practice before I can truly feel thankful for darkness, or the meltdown it initiates in me. Simmering in my slow cooker today, I’m grateful for memories of summer, excellent walks with my husband, and butterflies. . . . → Read More: ~thankful thursday~ shadows and butterflies One comment abundance, gratitude, lifelong learning, natural world, parenting abundance, band, being a mama, books, butterflies, executive function skills, family, gratitude, lifelong learning, light, love, monarchs, music, nana, nature, nourish, ocean, outside, parenting, photography, self care, shadows, sunset, thankful thursday, webs |
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