Shedding
Winter fur is dropping Spilling all over the floor The collar holding up a head ready to roll Instability and shakiness propping the legs Time to shed that winter coat Face what is to come
Becoming hardier
I love the heat. I could be completely comfortable in 84 degree weather. Even inside an apartment. Years ago when I went to Germany for Christmas I felt like I was going to die of frostbite even though I was throughly wrapped up in very warm, all-covering clothing. […]
Winter has come and it’s stark
Stark Fearsome Beauty Crunch Bite Groundswell Stark Dark Waiting for a new day
Yes, I’ve been doing bare ankles this winter
After three years in California, I got used to not paying attention to weather. I would wake up, work out, and walk out. I didn’t check the weather. It didn’t matter. I never wore socks except for exercising. I wore heels 99% of the time. Now, we fast […]
Baby it’s cold outside…I wish
Well, it is 65 degrees in Los Angeles and that is about as cold as it gets. My son, meanwhile, is missing New York with grand ferocity. He misses the cold. He misses the snow. He finds it all refreshing. I am not too sure that I […]
Hello December: Let’s make dreams come true
We have entered the final stretch of the year that has been. December has marked the end of the year and the start of wintertime since ancient Romans solidified their first calendar. December can be beautiful when the snowfall first starts. And it can be dirty, mushy […]
Nothing could leak from it that was unseemly
She sighed. Serenity. This was truly her favorite scene of the year. The beauty and the peace one can feel was overwhelming. She was at a low heart rate and she had not bit her nails since dawn. She wished everyday looked and felt like today. […]
A storm is coming home to our soil: Thankfully It’s winter and it won’t rain on my parade
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, […]
A Haiku In Search of an Oasis
In Search of an Oasis I read a study recently that talked about how when you are upset or down, you don’t need happy music. What you need, instead, is angry or sad music. hearing that sadness allows you to empathize and ventilate your own sorrow. It gives […]
Riding the silhouetted cold winter waters of Australia’s Ocean Road Feeling Like Thalassa
Riding the silhouette of the cold winter waters of Australia’s Ocean Road Winter on an ocean road can be as warm for the soul as a sun-filled sand castle day on Waikiki beach. The beauty of the foggy, silhouetted landscape makes one’s inside tingle away. Just staring out […]
