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- Insecurities: a crack where the light gets in
- Walktober meander: no trail, no path, no destination
- No politics today. No virus talk. Just autumn colors here in the Upper Peninsula.
- Debate on our road last Monday: me versus Nebraska Man. Winner – nobody.
- Please, please, please ducks–just go to bed (and chickens, please let me take your pictures!)
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Tag Archives: woods
Walktober meander: no trail, no path, no destination
Some of you may be familiar with Robin’s (breezes at dawn) annual Walktober blog posts. Every October she invites all of us bloggers to take a walk, blog about it, and share a link to it on her original post. … Continue reading
Posted in October 2020
Tagged autumn colors, Breezes at Dawn, challenge, forest, nature, photography, Upper Peninsula, walking, walks, Walktober, woods
55 Comments
No politics today. No virus talk. Just autumn colors here in the Upper Peninsula.
Posted in October 2020
Tagged autumn, beauty, colors, fall, inspiration, lake, leaves, nature, photography, Upper Peninsula, woods
57 Comments
Shhhh, just breathe it in, my dears
Just sharing a quiet little post today. In fact it’s so quiet—shhhh–that I’m turning the comments off. The better for us all to hear the birdsong. The quiet of the forest. The hush of nature’s footsteps all around.
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged forest, L'Anse, Michigan, nature, photography, Soup's Loop, Upper Peninsula, woods
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
Porcupine, bear, lake trout & crunchy grasshoppers
Lots has been happening in our Little House in the Woods. I seem to forget, at times, that we’re still in the midst of a pandemic. Here are a few highlights: At 1 a.m. on Sunday morning a noise startled … Continue reading
Posted in June, 2020
Tagged bear, chainsaw, firewood, Lake Superior, lake trout, nature, photography, porcupine, splitting wood, Studebaker, woods
26 Comments
Deep January days in the woods
Good morning from our little stretch of woods and lake and snow and cold. Sitting here at this computer I watch lazy flakes of snow silhouetted against black and gray tree limbs. Yonder brown oak leaves dangle from branches that … Continue reading
Posted in January, 2019
Tagged authentic movement, cold, emotion, friends, gratitude, nature, outdoors, personal, spiritual, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, winter, woods, yoga, Zentangle
39 Comments
Horizon Envy (once again)
Dear readers, I am having a wee bit of a challenged week both physically and mentally, and keep surfing the Big Wide Internet searching for distractions to soothe my spirit. Some of you long-time readers & friends may remember this … Continue reading
Posted in November 2018
Tagged blogging, forest, horizon, life, Michigan, photography, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, woods
27 Comments
Dance of illumination in the woods
I sat on the couch this morning watching the mind leap from past to future, yesterday to tomorrow, always spinning a thousand imaginings. Slowly the restless mind settled into the ambiance of the room, the shadows of light dancing … Continue reading
Posted in July 2018
Tagged death, forest, illumination, impermanence, life, light, photography, photos, wonder, woods, writing
34 Comments
To learn how to sit in the scary woods of the mind
“Do you really,” my good friend asked, “want to be an old woman who can’t remember things? Do you really want to lose all your faculties?” Sigh. She had read my latest blog post. “Ummm, no,” said I. “If the … Continue reading
Posted in December, 2016
Tagged affirmations, awareness, fear, humor, intent, positive thinking, radiance, spirituality, woods
43 Comments
Benediction of sunlight and lupines
Sunlight hummed its June song this morning, leaping up through branch after branch, attempting to climb higher and higher above the tallest poplar and maple and spruce trees. Sunlight beckoned me, too, c’mon lazybones, sleepyhead, upsy daisy, how about a … Continue reading
Posted in June 2016
Tagged Lake Superior, life, lupines, nature, photography, spirituality, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, woods
69 Comments
