Is it something in the air? The change of seasons? A change in pursuit or passion or priority? All of the above? Right now, anyway. Has led me down an unexpectedly enjoyable reading, research and mapping path. I have chosen to forego my blogging time in order to immerse myself without distractions.

Speak happiness beyond the reach of books;. Is the green life of change; to pass away. And come again in blooms revivified. Its birth was heaven, eternal in its stay,. And with the sun and moon shall still abide. Beneath their day and night. 8211;John Clare, All Nature Has A Feeling.

Friday, November 20, 2015. Another share from my summer European trip. This one from the Bröhan Museum in Berlin. They had a fabulous exhibition of modern kimonos by Fukimo Shimura and her daughter Yôko Shimura. All handmade with silk floss and colored with plant dyes. Thursday, November 19, 2015. When I was in Edinburgh in early September, I hiked up to Calton Hill and up the tower! Friday, October 30, 2015. It was a dark and stormy morning. I guess the Pacific NW is in for a wild weather weekend.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Hello, anyone out there? Sunday, June 4, 2017. We need some rain! Muggy and humid. Yesterday we went for a motorcycle ride. Richie loves his bike but for me. it is a small bike and your body absorbs all the bumps. Our sweet grandson, Austin. Wednesday, May 24, 2017.

Taking my writing out for a walk. She described herself as sturdy in the radio interview. Sturdy is a sapling,. The coiled clay pot my daughter made in grade school. I am rooted but bendy,. Able to support children and grown men,. A handy container for steel wool,. Or single earrings, tea bags,.

In Cape Town, South Africa. Spring Flowers in the Cape. 2015 Clanwilliam Flower Show 27th August to 5th September. August 2010 we went to Clanwilliam. If you are in a hurry you can rush on the N7. Or you can go on the R44 to Citrusdal, short stretch on the N7 until you reach the turnoff to Algeria and the Cederberg. My Cape Fold Belt mountains have flowers to their shoulders in the spring. And Wild Flower Garden at .

Breaking New Ground in Zone 5. The adventures of southern gardeners starting over in New England. They honestly take your breath away. Every time we pass when mister gardener is at the wheel, I snap photographs to look at later. Largest Sugar Maple in NH.

Experiencing the world with my best friend Don. Think travel with your partner is hard? Try travel with students! March 15, 2016. One of the greatest challenges is travelling with your partner. Continuous compromises, arguing, navigating strange places and deciding where to eat can pretty much make or break a relationship, especially if you are travelling in a country with a vastly different culture and language. But what happens when you travel internationally with a group of students? On narrow, windin.

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