Category: nature

For the next 30 days, I will post a picture of nature to accompany you into your day. Please pause and breathe as you look. I will pose a question for your senses then leave you in silence. Can you feel the warmth of the summer sun on this daisy? Colorado

As we walk through these dark times and feel the degradation of our earth, a companion can be a reminder of the beauty that remains. For the next 30 days, I will post a picture of nature to accompany you into your day. Please pause and breathe as you look. I will pose a question … Continue reading 30 days of practice #1 redo →

I know since 2020, just about everyone has contracted this terrible virus-except me. My number must have come up as it crashed in on my system Wednesday night. I will not elucidate on the gory events of the next 5 days, but it was intense. Hence, a break in the Donkey stories. However, I dedicate … Continue reading Covid Story →

I have been reading Imani Parry’s new book, Black and Blues. I am once again reminded of the resilience of the human spirit. Many of us white Americans have not survived that level of trauma, but some have. Each being is born with the will to grow. I believe it is a Divine Spark. Nature … Continue reading Tenacity 7/31/25 →

Every day on the road to the barn, I pass a herd of angus cattle. In the heat of the summer, they bunch together in community to share the benefit of group tail swatting. The guy lying in the foreground bears the rancher's brand. I couldn't believe it when I first saw it. Apparently, he … Continue reading just cows 7/19/25 →

I watched the astronauts exit the capsule after 9 months on the space station. The capsule splashed down in the ocean and was lifted onto a ship specially designed for that purpose.  The commentator talked about the odor of the tight space, especially over time, and mentioned how it must be to smell the sweet, … Continue reading Living in Space 3/19/25 →