Minnie is at rest.
For those of you who knew the cat Minnie (Mini), she died this morning. Thank you to those who helped me take her to the vet over the past few weeks. She will be missed.
Author Archive
Adrienne Rich
https://www.aprweb.org/author/adrienne-rich
In honor of Adrienne Rich.
Wisdom is knowing, understanding, and learning during the short time remaining to us,
Transcendental Etude
No one ever told us we had to study our lives,
make of our lives a study, as if learning natural history
or music, that we should begin
with the simple exercises first
and slowly go on trying
the hard ones, practicing till strength
and accuracy became one with the daring
to leap into transcendence, take the chance
of breaking down the wild arpeggio
or faulting the full sentence of the fugue.
–And in fact we can’t live like that: we take on
everything at once before we’ve even begun
to read or mark time, we’re forced to begin
in the midst of the hard movement,
the one already sounding as we are born.
Thanks to The American Poetry Review for this photo.
Spring Is Upon Us!
In February the snowdrops blossomed, and now the crocuses have joined them. The bees, fuzzy with pollen, luxuriated in the blossoms.
My dead-letter folder
It is true. NOT that I have died, which may be the conclusion some of you have reached due to my blog absence. I have not died. It IS true that I don’t send on chain letters. Maybe this has something to do with being a loner – despite all the gatherings I’ve planned and [...]
Solstice Darkness
I thought I’d be experiencing silence on this dark, solstice night. But outside thunder rumbles in the dark, while rain pelts the windows. There will probably be no snow this Christmas. Inside, the Christmas tree – with no lights or trimmings – stands in a corner in the living room. Hanukkah candles offer a small, [...]
Random Crow Thoughts
This evening the crows gathered, with the moon almost full. The weather has been warm, not typical November weather. I love the feel and smell of autumn, so I’m happy with this warm sunny spell. The crows put me in mind of The Dark is Rising (Susan Cooper). Crows as harbingers. There is a sense [...]
October Snowstorm of Historic Proportions
More photos! Last night we received about 10 inches of heavy, wet snow. Because the leaves are still on most of the trees, the weight brought down tree limbs. There were a couple of large tree limbs (one oak, one maple) that hit the roof, with many smaller limbs down all around. Brave husband climbed [...]
Early Snow, Green Leaves
Many of the leaves on the trees have not yet turned color and fallen, yet last evening was our first snow of the season. The photos below were taken around my home and studio in the early morning light. The echinacea plants are wearing tall, snowy caps. The yew bushes simply bend. A view from [...]
