Spring Garden Favorites
I hope the following photos lift your spirits and add joy to your day. Stay safe. Be well. xoxo
Dedicated to my brother Kevin and my niece Erika, who are nurses.
Brian Doyle was born in New York and attended the University of Notre Dame. He lived in Oregon and was editor of Portland magazine. A Song for Nurses Written by Brian Doyle I have seen nurses praying by my tiny son’s bed before and after his heart was edited so that he could…
Help for Parents
Am I doing enough? Watching the news, learning about people reaching out to help others made me realize I too can help. To all the parents and caregivers teaching kids at home. The following is a lesson you can do with your child to improve their skills. Children learn needed skills from writing and reading.…
Stillness
“Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields…Watch now how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.” ~ Mary Oliver
My Cottage Garden
Longer shadows, and the continuous hum of cicadas bring back bittersweet memories of back to school and getting my classroom ready for another year. Excited to be starting a new school year, but sad knowing fall would soon be upon us bringing the end of the gardening season. Photography enables me to keep the memories…
Moments of Wonder
Rain

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~ Langston Hughes ~ January tumbled into February and brought nighttime thundershowers, and daytime downpours of rain. The ground is saturated, and the forecast holds more days of rain. But I don’t…