Category: Nature

  • Dreaming of summer

    It’s cold. Really cold. Like, frostbite cold. I confess, winter is NOT my favorite season and January is definitely NOT my favorite month (at least weather wise). Don’t get me wrong, I like to see snow once or twice in the winter but let it snow over a weekend where I sit inside next to a…

  • Epiphany

    Epiphany

    Epiphany, with a capital “E”, is celebrated on January 6th and is the festival commemorating Christ’s coming into the world for all people through the homage paid by the Magi. It can also mean (when spelled with a small “e”) a sudden insight or perception into the essential meaning of something usually triggered by the…

  • Blogging 101- New ideas amidst the old

    Blogging 101- New ideas amidst the old

    Even though I’ve had this blog for a while now, I’ve yet to complete a blogging 101 course with WordPress.com. Something has always come up in the past; either work or family situations take the focus away from completing the assignments. Well, it’s a new year and with a new year, the resolution to have a…

  • New Year, New Life, New Beginnings

    It’s that time of the year. A fresh start, a new beginning, a hopeful presence in the air. Yes, it is still the dead of winter. Yes, it is cold (damn cold, actually in some parts of the country). Yes, it is dark, dreary, and seemingly soulless. And yet, today I took a walk in…

  • The Natural World

    A volunteer butterfly bush outside our backdoor.

  • Fall in the park

    Today is Sunday and I decided to explore the camera settings on my phone just to see what different effects could be achieved. I didn’t intend to take all my photos this month with my phone, but as luck would have it, my usual DSLR is having issues. So, I’m learning how to get the…

  • Water

    Water

    We take it for granted in America but for most of the world it’s a struggle to find water. In Kajo Keji, South Sudan some women walk five miles to fill a five gallon container with well water. According to www.UNwater.org, in 2013, 783 million people do not have access to clean water and 6…

  • Changes

    I found this tree in the park behind my house changing almost overnight. Fall has arrived.

  • Fall harvest

    Check out the way the sun shines on the berries.