Here are two fathers–my husband and my Dad. In so many ways, cut from the same cloth. This could be my Dad elaborating on the definition of the 250 point word that he has just invented, laid out on the Scrabble board with absolute authority and is daring my husband to challenge. That look of [...]
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“For Fathers….”
Posted in Dad, Family on June 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Poised before the start…”
Posted in Dad, Nature, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality, Wholeness on May 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
We’re in the wondrous chartreuse time of spring. The yellow greens; trees on the edge of leafing out. I wake up filled with gratitude for my life…the richness of family, friends, good health, work that I love for which I am well paid. The gift of my father, who at almost 88, still seems young [...]
“The heart of time…”
Posted in Dad, Family, Nature, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality, Wholeness on October 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Autumn persists. So lovely, languishing. The color holding death at bay. Maples still fiercely orange, red and yellow. I feel winter at my back and turn toward the autumn that remains; the warmth of afternoon sun; the long slats of light filtering through clouds. I visit my father who is endlessly delighted to see me. [...]
“Until now…”
Posted in Dad, David Whyte, Family, Nature, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Wholeness on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Warmer today. The temperature rises above 25 degrees. Ice flows move south on the Hudson. In the first light a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers gore the half dead Catalpa tree by our pond. There are eight male cardinals waiting…taking turns at the feeder. Bluejays, rosy finches, goldfinches, juncos, sparrows, titmice, chickadees, nuthatches and the smaller [...]
“Fall finale…”
Posted in Family, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry on December 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Right now, I’m at 36,198 feet, going 420 miles an hour with 904 miles left to go to arrive in LA. According to the screen in front of me, it’s – 75 degrees outside and we’re just crossing over the Four Corners of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Apparently, I’m leaving behind the first [...]
“Giving thanks…”
Posted in Family, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Prayers, Wholeness on November 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I love Thanksgiving! The smells, the food, the company, the intent to acknowledge our bountiful, abundant harvest each year and to experience and express gratitude. For me, the day begins with offering meditation practice to anyone in our community who is moved to participate. We gather at 8 am. for walking meditation, followed by sitting [...]
“A single fabric…”
Posted in Family, Jane Hirshfield, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality, Wholeness on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Five days of silence can change the interior landscape. There is no place to hide. The mind is a whirling dervish that slows and stills. What initially resembles a cell phone tower receiving multiple conversations becomes a clear quiet lake. The reflections there are not distorted and have no context…what is, what has been, what [...]
“Here at this moment…”
Posted in Dad, Family, Photography, Poems, Poetry, WS Merwin on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The two Zen Masters in my life sharing a moment and some Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Snacks. My father and my grandson. Both so completely in the present. Both entirely captivated by the here and now. Each living his own koan practice. My father posits, “When did I get here?” And, “How long will I stay?” [...]
“Approaching Father’s Day…”
Posted in Dad, Family on June 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This is my Dad at Christmas last year. It’s not unusual for him to dress for the occasion…a ribbon and a hat? The perfect package. Today I bring him lunch from the Goshen Bakery. I wheel him outside and we sit together watching thunderheads pile up to the east. The air is moist. A doe [...]
“Like seeds dreaming…”
Posted in Family, Inspiration, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality, Wholeness on March 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“…You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life? The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light. If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of [...]
