spotted orchids in the morning sun
baby tears in pretty bottles
tiny fawns amid the ferns
bird houses in a forest clearing
dragons on the old table
Early Summer at My House
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Spring
Alternate Worlds
the alternate world of the photographs that get snapped by mistake—blurry and not always decipherable, an abstraction in composition and color and even in thought—infinitely compelling
February Things
glass hearts on the table
afternoon shadows on the door
heavy snow on the trees
A Crow in the Trees
the stillness of a perched crow—
perhaps it contemplates a distant destination,
the whisper of flapping wings,
the camaraderie of a journey at dawn across January skies,
or the solitary moment on the margin between flight and rest
Excerpt from this book: The Comfort of Crows
Who could fail to embrace a season so beautiful and so fragile?
Excerpt from The Comfort of Crows A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkle and illustrated by Billy Renkle, 2023
A Sunday in January
The world outside has turned monochromatic, all shades of grey.
Juliet explores in the snow.
Inside, stacks of books are piled here and there. Dried flowers, pine cones and leftover slices of Christmas oranges are tucked into bowls. The tea brews. The afternoon edges closer to evening just as it starts to snow softly once again.
Lately in Images
Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!
In a tiny cottage-house, out the window
I am wrapped into an old quilt watching a squirrel leap from branch to branch. The crows fly against the grey December sky by the dozens, stretching for miles, black waves echoing in the distance. Closing my eyes, the outlines of the dried oak leaves melt into my mind and right into my soul.
Taking Stock in November
This list inspired by the lovely Pip Lincoln from meetmeatmikes.com
Getting: a holiday list underway
Cooking: mashed potatoes and cornbread and sautéed cauliflower
Sipping: Christmas Tea from The Secret Garden
Reading: All Adults Here by Emma Straub
Thinking: family time is such a wonderful thing
Remembering: my extended family in Ohio that I miss and those that have passed on, remembering them with great love
Looking: at the leaves, always and still
Listening: Elton, Johnny Cash, Jerry Rafferty
Wishing: for peace and safety
Enjoying: British shows on BritBox
Appreciating: how we change as life goes on
Wanting: patience
Eating: pumpkin things
Finishing: the last box of Raspberry Coffee
Liking: rainy, grey days
Loving: sunny, bright autumn mornings
Buying: Christmas trinkets
Watching: the crows in the afternoon
Hoping: the world can find a place of peace
Wearing: green amber earrings from Italy
Walking: every day is always the goal
Following: the local parks and conservatories and museums on instagram
Noticing: a kindness here and a kindness there
Saving: screen shots of beautiful images from instagram for inspiration
Bookmarking: clever interviews with authors I like
Feeling: grateful
Hearing: so many voices of pain and sorrow, knowing we are all one, wishing we were all one
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