Rivers are the life-giving vessels of our planet. They bring water to nourish plants, animals, and birds, are a home for fish, algae, and water plants, provide travel and communication, and so much more. I have been blessed to live between two great rivers for more than 30 years now. From my home I can… Continue reading Where the Rivers Meet
Category: Living in Nature
Living in the Garden of Time
When women seek that within themselves that is eternal, when they re-center themselves in their own souls, so often we go to a garden or forest or other natural place. It is there where many of us find our greatest truths. Yet, I find that so often I tend to ignore the wisdom I find… Continue reading Living in the Garden of Time
Celebrating the Everyday Joys of Beltane in the Suburbs
It seemed as if everyone in the small suburban town where I live was celebrating Beltane early this past weekend. Most of them had likely never heard of Beltane, but I saw people enthusiastically raking lawns, planting pansies in flowerpots, buying mulch and peat, bringing babies to restaurants to run on the floor with no… Continue reading Celebrating the Everyday Joys of Beltane in the Suburbs
Make Me a Pond Lily
As spring finally comes to the Northern Hemisphere, here is a poem about pond lilies to gently bring you into line with the warm weather Earth. Make Me a Pond Lily Ever the eye in the center of the universe The lily in the pond opens, one of millions of Ordinary blooms… Continue reading Make Me a Pond Lily
Celebrating the Icy Mystery of Imbolc
I’m so grateful to Mary Sharratt for having me as a guest on her blog today! You are invited to read my musings about Imbolc in New England weather in Celebrating the Icy Mystery of Imbolc.
The Cosmos as the Most Magnificent Masterpiece of All
While I was recently walking along a beach in northern Michigan, I came across an Earth composition – a stone on sand, a leaf shaped like a feather, shells curling around and spilling over all. The photo shows it exactly as I found it. In it I saw four elements – stone as fire, sand… Continue reading The Cosmos as the Most Magnificent Masterpiece of All
Walking in the Wild Woods to Find Truth
This summer, my garden has flourished like never before. Perhaps yours has, too. I’ve heard many people say the same. Maybe it was only the warm winter and wet spring, but it seems to me as if nature were beckoning me to an enchanted, ornate, and revelrous state of being. Raspberry bushes dance over one… Continue reading Walking in the Wild Woods to Find Truth
The Wisdom of the Silent Sunset
In order to make articles and columns available to readers here, I am reprinting them as posts. This was first published in Mused: The Bella Online Literary Review in Spring, 2009. A few days ago, I looked out of my study window and witnessed a stunning sunset. The plum and rose radiance, the stark streaks… Continue reading The Wisdom of the Silent Sunset
The Art of the Falling Leaf
In order to make some of my columns and articles available to readers here, I am reprinting them as posts. This was first published in Moondance in September, 2009. Fall in New England is when nature’s beauty shifts to a deeper, starker, more mysterious artistry that is awe-inspiring. In spring and summer, everything works together… Continue reading The Art of the Falling Leaf
Yearning for the Ocean Mother at the Spring Equinox
Here in New England, the spring equinox frequently coincides with the flooding of our rivers and streams. The melting of giant piles of snow and torrential seasonal rains cause the rivers and streams to rise and basements are wet and roads close. This year, the flooding has been the worst I have ever seen in… Continue reading Yearning for the Ocean Mother at the Spring Equinox
Goddess in a Teapot 