10/25/25 A walk today in the mid-afternoon sun on a nearly deserted lake front road stimulated my senses. As I approached the water, it was so quiet that I could hear the wind rustling the Pampas grass by the water’s edge while insects in the reeds trilled to each other, oblivious to my presence. AnContinue reading “Stillness of the Autumn Landscape”
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A Change of Season
September 14, 2025 There is a slant to the sunlight, even on an 80-degree mid-September day that tells me it is almost Autumn. The oak trees and hickories I pass on my walks are still fully festooned with dark green leaves, but the angled sunlight gives them a yellowish cast. Here and there I seeContinue reading “A Change of Season”
Autumnal Equinox
The light has taken on a different quality, especially in the past few weeks. Days are noticeably shorter, and the temperatures are cooling. As summer drew to a close, a few of our trees started to drop leaves and the sunshine is more angled as I drive to work each day. Green trees are showingContinue reading “Autumnal Equinox”
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
October 16, 2022 Fall is not my favorite season. Perhaps it is inappropriate to admit that, especially as a life-long educator, but once the initial thrill of new notebooks and pens wears off, I start to notice that the days are waning and that it is trickier for me to fit in my walks afterContinue reading “Can I handle the seasons of my life?”
Mindful Musings 