Flowers give everything, nothing held back, lovely in every stage of life.

What Mick and I really want to do with our gardens goes beyond having pretty flowers. We put soil health and bee health at the top ...

Poppies, bleeding hearts, and the anniversary of George Floyd's death.

I was surrounded by birds earlier this week: ducks, geese, swans, red-winged blackbirds, blue jays, egrets, woodpeckers, mourning doves...

It was a warm, sunny March day and eagles were everywhere. Every time we looked up, we spotted one or two. We also saw hawks, crows, and ...

First Five Fragments for Friday is your weekly offering of writing prompts, art prompts, and conversation prompts.

First Five Fragments for Friday is your weekly offering of writing/art/conversation prompts.

Zen emphasizes practice over theory. I plucked this sentence from the introduction to one of my latest book purchases — Zen Camera:...

I’ve been thinking about how long it’s been since I took my camera somewhere and just played. Played with light and shadow and little...

Some days, I would rather pick up a camera than write an essay. Today was one of those days – sunny, bright, new snow, and squirrels! Our...

In July, my partner Mick and I spent a week in Dublin so he could attend a genetics conference at the University of Dublin. We stayed in...

As a poet, details carry all kinds of meanings that can be used to create a snapshot of a moment, a spark of realization, an instant when...

I’m thinking about details today – the small things that we may or may not see, but once noticed, hold their own sort of beauty. And I’m...

Today’s post is all about peaceful images. We need them. Enjoy. Our next-door neighbor’s old tree is housing a family of woodpeckers....

Some Mondays are better left wordless. Let your mind wander. Click on the photos that inspire you to see a larger version....

It’s looking like Christmas out there. After a snowy weekend, the trees are laden with white. The air is crisp. The landscape looks...

I have a few favorite places in the United States that I return to whenever I have the chance. The Badlands in South Dakota is one of...

Once we admitted that we couldn’t stay at the Pacific Coast forever, we headed back to Minnesota. There was plenty to see along the way:...

It rained the day we left Medora, North Dakota and headed toward the state of Washington. My husband Mick and I gave ourselves two days...

Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, the first stop on our summer road trip, offers visitors a South Unit, a North Unit, and...