Traveling west,
Into the warmth of
Setting sun,
Crisp blue sky
Opening a new
Horizon, a new
Dream to sing,
And then the
Glow of gentle gold
Captures my gaze;
I realize the
Late summer grass
Is more than
Just green...

It's been quite a while since I've visited LiveJournal. During the winter and spring I struggled with my energy as I bid farewell to my brother, Mike, as he struggled with Stage IV lung cancer. I found myself sleeping an average of 10 hours a night, and still felt exhausted. I was still feeling the exhaustion during Oasis, but my time there ( Read more... )

Ah! I believe that is sunshine I am seeing, as well as some blue sky! Is Spring returning? I do actually enjoy gray cloudy skies and listening to the wind sing, but after several days of gray, gray and more gray it's so lovely to see blue again! I think the birds are agreeing with me. There seems to be increased activity in the yard with ( Read more... )

Today I feel tired or perhaps I should say I feel "whupped". The sun is shining, there's a gentle breeze....and my knees hurt and I want to nap. I can explain the tiredness, though; yesterday was spent shopping in Geneva with good friends. Wonderful shopping, the kind of shopping that is truly fun: spices, crystals, olive oils and balsamic ( Read more... )

Cradled within the Womb ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was pushing a grocery cart through the snow and ice debris of a parking lot when I received a call on my cell phone that I was somewhat expecting, but still hoping that I wouldn't. The caller was one of my sisters and I asked her if I could call back as soon as bags were loaded in the car. When I called her back she confirmed my uneasy ( Read more... )

I haven't posted here at all for quite a while. The words do not come as easily as before, and I find myself focusing more on nesting. Doug and I have lived together now for almost five years, and I am still working on combining the two households. There are cabinets in the kitchen that are doorways to goodness knows what and I don't even want ( Read more... )

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Blue silk winter sky ( Read more... )

Yes, I am. I am feeling quiet, and trying to make peace with the silence I have been feeling ( Read more... )