Feeding seagulls and feasting our eyes on pastel sunsets in late December light is soul-nourishing.

An amazing and inspiring jazz arrangement that immediately brings energy and happiness to the listener.

I’ve probably been to Aberdeen a dozen times in the last eight years, for work and for pleasure. Work first, and then pleasure once I was enchanted by the city’s charms. Here’s a smattering of photos selected only for the light… I have so many more, and so many more stories to share… but that’s for another time.

My childhood at the beach is a constant muse for poetry and a guide for how to live, an everlasting gift from my parents, who chose to leave suburbia for a life on the coast that would their children to be children and their lives to authentic and grounded in nature.

We’re finally back at Little House in the Rockies, taking some vacation time to enjoy the gorgeous fall weather at our little cabin in central Colorado.

There’s proof that flowers make us happy – it’s in our DNA! Check out some beautiful blooms and get happy yourself.

Ba-dee-ya, y’all – Happy Earth, Wind and Fire Day! They are on the list of tiny things that make me immediately (and ridiculously) happy. Check out the list in pictures, and a September video.

A visiting Gen Z bestie created a marriage of fettuccine alfredo and shrimp scampi with a lemony garlicky mushroom-laden pasta dish that wowed us in the Glover Gardens 2.0 kitchen.

A random list of gratitude.

Boreas Pass in central Colorado is scenic, lovely, unspoiled and a call from nature to join her.

Just around the corner from crowded Covent Garden in London, I found an unexpected peaceful haven, a magical courtyard. I had entered another dimension, Harry Potter-style.

Practicing mindfulness, I really looked at this bird house when I came upon it in a friend’s yard. What would it look like to a bird?

I’d like to get better at being in the moment, truly living, absorbing, feeling, whatever it is that I’m doing. Being more mindful, overall.

Still Life: Seashells with Shellac on a Paper Bag.

Oh how therapeutic laughter is! Can’t you feel it just looking at them? This is one of the favorite pictures I’ve ever snapped. I have no idea if it’s “any good” by photography standards, but it makes me happy every time I look at it.

The Eiffel Tower looked new to me through the Grill-Meister’s eyes.

A video and photos of an unexpected Memorial Day weekend snowstorm in central Colorado, and a haiku to capture the feeling.

I’d like to be on that porch at Little House in the Rockies, looking at that sunset, feeling the mountain air, shivering just a little.

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.