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My Larch!

I love how the blues and purples cascade into each other.

The winds are brisk today 43 degrees to be exact with a sharp wind that’s bound to make your nose cold and cheeks rosy. Today, on my walk I came across a currant tree and a Paradise apple tree. It’s so peaceful outside not a sound. There are a good deal of Robins and blueContinue reading “Update #1 on Country Living”

Hope during Quarantine

Quarantine has been a rough time for all the world. It has been a painstakingly lonely one for many. A time of job loss, sometimes limited resources, isolation, etc. So I thought I would lift our spirits a bit with a small drawing I made. This is the hope bluebirds. Hope is the thing withContinue reading “Hope during Quarantine”

Clean Windows and Bright Thoughts

In the westward window hang colored glass crystals with cacti beneath. Hopefully not a bad omen for the day. Light streams in the brightly scrubbed glass I cleaned this morning. It makes a person wonder in that fraction of brightness why any darkness could exist. But that is momentous. Life happens and darkness wins sometimes.Continue reading “Clean Windows and Bright Thoughts”

The Fire of Red Birds Imagination

As my pen’s ink shot across the page in freehand the fire before me blazed. Seems as if the fire was also alight in my imagination as I churned out the words of my first short story. This time of recovery has greatly encouraged me to publish two books on Amazon. Which, God-willing will fairContinue reading “The Fire of Red Birds Imagination”