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Tag Archives: magic
Flute tree, rain web, road of life
In the woods you meet yourself coming and going, don’t you? Trees sing in wind. Leaves flutter. Magic happens. If. If you dream with the aspen and maple and oak. Sometimes a flute tree reveals itself. Surely the Native American … Continue reading
Posted in September 2021
Tagged dreaming, life, magic, music, photography, prayer, spirituality, thoughts, waking up
28 Comments
Abduction, Siege, Stroke–and the magic of perspective
It’s been the quietest of weeks in the woods. No sightings of bear, moose or rabbits. No splitting and stacking firewood. Just sweet birdsong, whirring fans, cool early morning breezes, stifling hot 90 degree afternoons. You might hear the sprinkling … Continue reading
Posted in July, 2020
Tagged abduction, For Sama, gifts, inspiration, Into the Magic Shop, Jill Bolte-Taylor, magic, My Stroke of Insight, Robin Landsong, siege, stroke, summer, woods
27 Comments
One bright magical shining leaf that was known as Camelot
Today I shall tell you the story of one bright shining magical yellow leaf. Before that tale births, may I share other stories of waves, sand, trees, autumn colors, and who knows what else? Last weekend we drove east and … Continue reading
Posted in October 2014
Tagged autumn, Camelot, life, magic, photography, photos, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, woods, writing, yellow leaf
37 Comments
Is it possible to pick kiwis in Michigan in late October?
What constitutes an ordinary adventure in our lives? How do we discover the extraordinary hiding amidst the ordinary? Is it possible to discover magic in our life when we least expect it? Is it possible to feast upon tropical fruit … Continue reading
Posted in October 2013
Tagged adventure, autumn, garden, life, magic, miniature kiwis, thoughts, Upper Michigan
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Native American Flute Blessing
Last night, in the early hours before midnight, traveling silently through the dark house, I heard a strange sound. Coyotes singing? Owls crooning? Wind danced through the trees, blowing yellow leaves onto the earth. Wind’s melody crescendoed everywhere, but what … Continue reading
Posted in October 2013
Tagged blessing, drums, flute, Huron Bay, inspiration, magic, music, Native American, woods
29 Comments
Magical blessing of the butterflies
Today is my last post about beautiful Mackinac Island, located between Michigan’s Lower and Upper Peninsulas. I surely enjoyed a delightful visit there on my way back home to L’Anse in the Upper Peninsula a week or two ago. Today … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged butterflies, Butterfly House, dream, life, Mackinac Island, magic, meditation, spirit, spirituality, thoughts, Wings of Mackinac Butterfly House
28 Comments
On Magical Golden Cattail Pond
Last night I left our patient propped up on the couch listening to National Public Radio, the ice machine whirring freezing cold blasts of water around his new knee replacement, his knee elevated properly above the heart for maximum anti-swelling … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, humor, life, magic, photography, pond, thoughts
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Chili Party at Midnight Under a Full Moon
Last night I went to bed before 10 p.m. (as usual) and lay there tossing and turning for what seemed to be hours. At midnight Barry sauntered in from the garage and poked his head into the bedroom. “How … Continue reading