…about mindfulness, and flowers, and tasting life…

I have an overwhelming desire to think about nothing, talk about nothing, do nothing. Perhaps this mindlessness / mental exhaustion is a cousin of meditation. Maybe I’m on the way to “empty mind meditation” or mental silence that will declutter my brain and bring on a state of nirvana. 

Although every day should be Earth Day, it’s cool that we have a day to heighten awareness and reflect on doing a better job caring for our world. Checking on the Earth Day happenings at EarthDay.org, I found that one of the ongoing ecological campaigns […]

A vignette in the produce section inspired a poem about dads and daughters.

A deepening interest in photography and following certain blogs has me seeing things differently these days.

A clarion call for mindfulness: what if every day was new year’s day?

5:30 a.m.5 degrees, a pot of teapeaceful solitude © 2018 Glover Gardens

Gorgeous fall colors and a mountain landscape – so easy to create a haiku from that inspiration!

An evening walk, camera in hand, through the Place Victor Hugo roundabout in Paris. Rush hour has never been so fascinating.

A change of scenery brings mountain wildflowers, a fire in the fireplace and a haiku about the mesmerizing nature of flames.

A digital postcard from Glover Gardens with scarlet Lord Baltimore blooms.

A friend’s vacation state of mind and photo inspired a haiku.

Celebrating kindred spirits, serendipity and Great Blue Herons on the Bolivar Peninsula.

A friend of mine from high school posted an absolutely – heartbreakingly – beautiful photo of our lighthouse. On the Bolivar Peninsula.

I looked up in NOLA and saw these steeples framed by the traditional NOLA architectural elements of this stately home and a beautiful old oak tree.

Nature is all the entertainment we need here at Little House in the Rockies, our little cabin in Central Colorado. A visit from a cute little Peter Cottontail enabled a mid-hop bunny photo.