Here We Snow Again
Okay, I rarely post more than once a week anymore, but I can not keep such weather joy to myself. I must share! My drive home from work:
In wood and water, earth and air,
A silence everywhere.
— Loreena McKennitt, “Snow”
Okay, I rarely post more than once a week anymore, but I can not keep such weather joy to myself. I must share! My drive home from work:
The days are a bit longer, but it’s still a challenge to take Java for a walk after work before the sun sets. Tuesday, Java and I did our speed-walk down to the river and caught the sun just over the trees. As I was busy snapping photos, a couple teenage boys walked by. One smiled…
Paper, emails, messages, class assignments They arrive faster than a roadrunner cartoon Anvils rain from the sky Duck! Hide under the desk! “Take me down to the river” She whispers Where tufts of white Glide between stone blue ice Two, then four, then more Silent as statues Three observers One human, two not Watch from…
I recently completed the book “A Beautiful Work in Progress” by Mirna Valerio, an ultra marathon runner. Now, I don’t have a dream to run an ultra marathon. What attracted me to Mirna and her book was how she spoke about bodies – doing what you can with the body that you have. There’s so much societal…
An uneventful Valentine’s Day, which was part of the problem. A tough day not to think about lost love.“Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye old friendI can’t make you stayI can’t spend another ten yearsWishing you would anywayHow the sky turns to fire against a telephone wireAnd even I’m getting tired of useless desires” Java and I went…
Oh, how the perception of time changes over a lifetime. Right now, I feel as if I’m in a race against the ticking of the body-break-down and death clock. Which is actually two clocks. In two different time zones. Hopefully.
Both dogs went to the vet this morning. Java just needed a heartworm test and to get her nails clipped (as long as we were there). Latte had her third round of puppy shots, plus Bordatella because I hope to put Latte in doggy daycare a couple days a week starting next week. That should…
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Good grief! Enough already.
Oh the dogs make it hard not to smile … but warm wishes to YOU.
Yuck! I couldn’t imagine still getting snow!! Hope it warms up for you soon. Although the dogs sure do enjoy it!!
Go away winter! Go away winter! Although the dogs might be disappointed!
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Love the photos of the dogs playing. Someone should enjoy this…shouldn’t they? I love to snow shoe but I am DONE, DONE, DONE…I want to move on to planting a few things (in this shortest of all growing seasons EVER!)and get to biking already.