The Nature Conservancy calls the tallgrass prairie a more threatened ecosystem than the Amazon rainforest. What words will we use to describe this once vibrant landscape to our grandchildren—vanished, extinct, restored? Compass plant, spiderwort, big blue stem,Disappearing words.Botanical names float in the airlike strands of music.Vast stretches of grasslands,nowremnants, fragments, traces.Tallgrass prairiemore threatened than the... Continue Reading →
Breath of Summer
May your warm breeze Awaken the wildness in me. Lift my spirit into carefree flight And stretch me to the light.
Become a Sojourner in Your Own Neighborhood
My heart belongs to summer. Long, sunny days anoint me with their energizing beams and open my eyes to the miracle of life before me. There is no need to travel miles to discover the wonders of our world. I become a sojourner in my own patch of Earth. Through my camera’s eye, I’ve witnessed... Continue Reading →
Sue’s Snippets
"Each time you read a book, a tree smiles knowing there is life after death."Unknown
Blessing for 2021
May the song of compassion ring louder than the din of hatred. May we live in a world where generosity overcomes selfishness. May our dark times and times of light so entwine that they become one and illuminate the way forward. May we know when to tenaciously cling to what is important and when to... Continue Reading →
Ancient One
May the Ancient One cradle and nourish you.
Tune into your surroundings
I was born in the windy prairie state of Iowa and was raised in the breezy gulf state of Florida. My earliest memories of Florida are of tumbling in the salty waves of the Gulf of Mexico and emerging from the water to find seaweed tangled around my ankles, sand in my swim suit and... Continue Reading →