Musings and Mutterings

Shine On

I feel like I'm no more than a small, sparkly bit of glitter floating through the air. A shiny little molt that shimmers in a stream of sunlight that comes through a dusty window pane. So many others sparkle too, and dance about the atmosphere, like the many, many stars up in the sky. Yet… Continue reading Shine On

Images, Musings and Mutterings

Peony Perfection

The peonies are in full bloom and I could not be more delighted by their fragrant and colorful charms! I picked several blooms from the bushes from the family homestead this past weekend and I went a wee bit crazy snapping photos of them (I get into this snap-happy mode when it comes to taking… Continue reading Peony Perfection

Musings and Mutterings

Fleeting Blossoms

The cherry and pear blossoms are long gone now, but there sweet, fleeting memories still linger on in the form of photos on my camera...you know, the ones I just now got around to loading onto my computer, oops. Time has flown by almost as quickly as those precious petals as the danced away on… Continue reading Fleeting Blossoms

Musings and Mutterings

Earthday: Today and Every Day

Earthday is a day of celebration, love and showed devotion to this wonderful, diverse and universally shared planet that we all call Home. Various activities, showcases and events take place, awareness is raised and garnered and a great deal of nature merriment occurs everywhere one looks. It's all truly a fantastic thing! Yet, once April… Continue reading Earthday: Today and Every Day

Musings and Mutterings

Bunny Daze

Bunnies, bunnies everywhere and so much sweet to eat ~ Whatever holiday you may celebrate at this time of year, you have to admit that all those darling, fluffy new baby animals popping up everywhere are simply too cute for words! They are cuddly, precious and smile-inducing (in even the most curmudgeonly of souls...you know… Continue reading Bunny Daze

Musings and Mutterings, Poetry

Poetry is in Everything

April is National Poetry Month and it has been since it's inauguration by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Poetry appreciation is not, however, confined to simply this month and that only makes sense, since poetry is in and about everything. It is the very language of the human experience - emotional, physical, paradoxical,… Continue reading Poetry is in Everything