Nighttime Calculus

Last night I turned in bed, ruminating on the things I need to let go of and the people I want to pull closer. There’s a kind of spiritual calculus that only happens in the dark. The solution is what you are.

Last night I turned in bed, ruminating on the things I need to let go of and the people I want to pull closer. There’s a kind of spiritual calculus that only happens in the dark. The solution is what you are.
Gentle reader, meet our long-awaited gardenia blossom. ❤️ She took her sweet time, but here she is.
A message for you to keep going I wrote this today. Or maybe it wrote me… I believe in my heart of hearts that I will always have enough. Can I say I am enough? That one’s tougher, but that’s where I need to get to. That’s an important part of my journey. I wonder what can…
This morning I made sandwich rolls. They are the simplest thing in the world and they’re SO much better than anything I’ve ever found in a plastic bag. My sandwich rolls call all the boys to the yard, including Jacques and Beau. Woof. They didn’t get as brown as the photo in the recipe, but…
Adventure time! On Saturday, John and I headed out to a nearby State park for some R&R. They have a waterfall there, accessible via an easy 1/2 mile hike that is very popular. We knew it would be popular (read: people-y) and decided to go anyway, because even though we prefer solitude it seemed wrong…
I am so excited about growing stuff. Like stupid excited. About 10 days ago, I planted beans. What I mean is I actually put beans in the ground and covered them with dirt. Now they look like this: Multi-colored beans grown from seeds Take that, Jack! (That was a Jack and the Beanstalk reference, in…
The first glimpse feels like flying, Mask breaking water, Fins at the ready, Unprepared. I am afraid of heights. (Absolutely no fins on the boat) Two rusty smokestacks rise upward. Set at absurd angles, They belie her. (Hold your mask and jump) Beneath, shrouded, ancient, Four hundred feet of sagging metal Reaching downward into blackness….
I kind of love this. 🙂 And I totally agree.
I already know you are going to be one of my favorite authors. I am astonished by your use of the english language…I even like the fonts you use.