Category Archives: trees
Snippets of Love Series #3
Driving down Federal Hwy. 1 from Boca Raton to the airport, she surveys the hurricane damaged trees. Naked from the trunk up. Palms, without fronds, coming to a stump at top, the amputation of a surviving veteran. Banyans, whose roots … Continue reading
25 Things On Today’s Run That Made Me Happy
Fluffy Snowflakes Ducks congregating and quacking on the Yahara River Other runners passing me, smiling A guy shoveling whom I startled when I passed, making me think I’m soft on my feet and stealth The Governor’s Mansion in Maple Bluff … Continue reading
Filed under daily, garden, gratitude lists, MadCity Marathon, Madison, marathon, nature, running, trees, Wisconsin
Frozen Oak Leaves and Pine Groves
The tree on the edge of the icy embankment barely held me; I felt its thin trunk slide through my glove’s grip. I held on as tight as I could with one hand, my other clutching the camera. I can’t … Continue reading
Youssou N’dour Comes To Madison
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 … Continue reading
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A Foggy Morning
A heavy fog is draped over the earth. It covers fields and trees in the distance, muting them in to a sepia tone landscape. The world in the 100 meter radius that surrounds me is in tri-color. Sun-faded yellow of … Continue reading
Wind Strips Trees and me
The wind was fierce this morning. Last night, I kept waking up thinking that there were small animals scavenging around in the kitchen. With the reason that daylight brings, I am pretty sure it was just the wind knocking the … Continue reading
