Ghost Riders in the Cross-Country Storm As we raced cross country this past week. we encountered some wicked storms through the midwest that had me humming along to the Door’s “Rider’s on the Storm” and feeling like I was a bit in a horror film. There were times […]
For the love of penguins- It never goes out of season My mom had an immense love of animals. She would even rank order her favorite animals from monkeys to giraffes to zebras to penguins. Oh the penguins. She had a deep love of those little tuxedo-shaped creatures. […]
Crying in the snow His very first snowsuit. His very first snowfall. His very first encounter with snow. Little boy orange was truly blue. That was then This is now Little boy blue Loves the snow
The Comfort of Animals on a Blue Monday It has been three years since my beautiful doggie Milo has left this realm. Every time I see a smooshed-face dog, I am reminded of him and I’m tempted to run up to the dog and hug him till […]
The rewards of a sunny hike and a winter storm Last weekend I enjoyed a glorious “hike” through the city streets of San Francisco. I went up and down as if it were a walking rollercoaster. The thrill of such an urban hike is that as you get […]
A Storm is Coming: Thankfully It’s Winter The skies were bright and sunny yesterday but we all knew that sunny sky would soon disappear. We are all wildly preparing for the storm that is to come. Well, some of us. I, for one, am already prepared. Yes, […]
New Year’s Haiku: Unmask The now, rife with change Trepidation woos bliss Unmask and be brave unmask
Twinkle Twinkle: Wishing upon a Christmas light everything will start to hum ‘Tis the season for wishing on a star How I wonder at my life riches to come Choices bottled and shaken up in a jar My heart beats like a little boy with a drum The […]
A ball drops on yesteryear Nothing fits right Nothing feels right Nothing rings right No move should be for what is wrong But at times there is no right What to do What to do Its all in tatters Shards strewn about A minefield of possibilities A vacuum […]
Winterfylleth: A Jasper-like month of Speckled Masks An Odd Ode to October The month of October is along winding road. It is a bit like jasper –spotted and speckled. It is a month of varying colors as it marches towards the oncoming frost. Professionally, it is a […]