The snow flurries ended by lunch yesterday, and I spent the afternoon shoveling mulch. I completed the first full pile, the one blocking the garage. The front flower beds are (mostly) tidy now and ready to grow. I took a break mid-afternoon to come inside and do some yoga to relieve my lower back. I … Continue reading Happy Equinox!
A year ago, or at any time in my life really, if someone would have asked me to list the top ten places in the world I’d like to visit, Germany would not have been on that list. It never occurred to me to want to go to Germany. But after visiting Munich in November, … Continue reading Walking in Frankfurt
I’ve long wanted to visit Zion National Park in Utah. When I visited my friend last week, I didn’t realize how close she lived to Zion, and I was super excited when she said we’d go there one day during our stay. The sky was overcast when we arrived, and the colors of the land … Continue reading Zion
I’m on my annual weekend with my girlfriends, one of whom moved to Utah from the southeastern United States last May. The air, plants, and landscape are so different here from our humid, soft forests and mountains in Virginia. I love the wide open skies, arid plants, colorful rocks, and jagged peaks. These photos are … Continue reading Photos from Utah
This week I am in the cold and wet of Munich, Germany for a work trip. Last week I was in sunny Spain. This week I’m walking in the rain with an umbrella, surrounded by brilliant fall colors like at home, eating sausages and pretzels and drinking beer. Last week I was in a villa … Continue reading Palma de Mallorca
Fall leaves have peaked at the higher elevations here. Last weekend the mountains were soft pumpkin mounds with flecks of green. This weekend when my husband and I drove to a trailhead, the hillsides were rusty brown with flecks of burnt orange. When we parked and started our hike to Angel’s Rest, though, the forest … Continue reading Saffron forest
Butterfly Mind 