Category: nature

As we walk through these times of fracture and anxiety, I find it helpful to remember the beauty still available to us. Imagine relaxing on this porch with friends or family. The flowers are freshly picked from the field and garden. The warmth of summer awaits you. To remember that day helps refresh my spirit … Continue reading 30 Days of Beauty-A Practice #22 →

Here is another image. Please pause and breathe as you gaze. Let yourself enter the mist. Have you ever felt unable to see clearly? What do you conclude? How does that feel? Or, more simply, what does the image evoke in you?  Massachusetts

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. These ferns beside the stump of an old tree live on the forest floor of the woods in which I grew up. Can you sense the earthy fragrance created by … Continue reading 30 Days of Beauty-A Practice #17 →

Here is another image. Please pause and breathe as you look. Let yourself enter into it. Allow yourself to imagine being there, looking up toward the spire of the church. How does it feel? What does the image evoke in you?  Maine

Here is another image. Please pause and breathe as you look. Let yourself enter into it. Allow yourself to imagine sitting on this old stone wall. Imagine the ancestor who pilled these huge stones with no mortar. Does it evoke thoughts of your ancestors? Massachusetts

Here is another image. Please pause and breathe as you look. How do the colors affect you? The textures? Let yourself enter into it. Let yourself imagine being there. New York-Upstate