a gratitude practice
Posted in daily, garden, Madison, nature, poems, spring on Mar 19th, 2008
A few days ago, in the Isthmus Flickr Pool, I saw a photo of a crocus bud pushing out of the soil. I commented and asked if it was a)taken in Madison and b) taken this year. The next day, the photographer responded (yes and yes) and posted another photograph of the tenacious little thing [...]
Since the only fever I got on Valentine’s Day was accompanied by nasal congestion, a hacking cough, and other romantic bits, my Valentine’s Day series, Snippets of Love, is late. But I am still posting them, because, dammit, I was excited and February 14th is just some arbitrary day schemed up by the folks at [...]
Posted in daily, nature, Opportunity, poems, trees on Dec 10th, 2007
We arrived late enough that the usher walked us to our seats (second row!) while Youssou N’dour sang his first song. Of course there were people who were sitting in our seats that the usher had to kick out. I tried to be patient while reminding myself that the notion of reserved seats is totally [...]
My 9-5 takes me to Sun Prairie every day, a city only a few miles from Madison that is changing from a small farming community to a suburb of Madison. In the three years I’ve worked here, the freeway has added two exits, they have opened two new schools, and I’ve watched more subdivisions sprout [...]
let me die the brazen death of a maple leaf choked of chlorophyll facing fate fearlessly with fiery red flare green then gold, a weakening grip. red then release, a resting place. a life of service, sustaining its source. all growth for a greater good. death’s decomposition perpetuates purpose. nourishing tree roots, unseen. (Today, I [...]
An expression of gratitude for all that is good in my life.
