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Food For Thought: Apathy

Merry Christmas Beautiful People!

Art of the Day: Druids Cutting the Mistletoe on the Sixth Day of the Moon

Winter Arrives

Photo Essay: A Little Abstract

Be Change Makers... Be Creators...

Daily Affirmations: I Am Abundant

Poem of the Day: Heart Space

Photo Essay: Color and Light on a Spring Day

Poet of the Day: Robert Frost

Poem of the Day: I Wear My Heart on My Sleeve

Photo Essay: A Brisk Early December Walk on the Beach

Daily Affirmations: My Sense of History

Photo Essay: Bee Determined

Food For Thought: The First Thanksgiving

Poem of the Day: Is a Secret Sacred

Quote of the Day: John F. Kennedy

Food For Thought: On Life Lessons

Gratitude Matters: 10 Awesome Gratitude Quotes

Art of the Day: Gaston Bussière's "Isolde"

Photo Essay: Some Birds Today

Nature Essay: A Carolina Wren Comes to Roost

Quote of the Day: Terry Tempest Williams - The First Home of Democracy

Photo Essay: From the Beach to the Salt Marsh

Quote of the Day: Thich Nhat Hanh

Poem of the Day: The Earth Wept

Random Ramblings: Hawk Eyes

Random Ramblings: Halloween

Quote of the Day: Sam Keen on Self-Deception

Photo Essay: Imperfect Bird Photos

Poem of the Day: Winged Bird

Photo Essay: A Mid-October Walk on the Beach

Daily Affirmations: Breathe and Let the Flow Happen

Quote of the Day: Dalai Lama

The Garden Still Gives in the Fall

Photo Essay: Aurora Borealis

Photo Essay: Monarchs on A Fall Day

Daily Affirmations: The I Am Awesome Principle

Photo Essay: Another Long Walk on a Rail Trail

Photo Essay: Pollinators Heading to Work

Photo Essay: A Long Walk on the Rail Trail

Food For Thought: Life is a Series of Roads

Photo Essay: The Goldfinch and the Velvet Queen Sunflowers

Daily Affirmations: In This Moment

My Substack Summer

Poem of the Day: In Quiet Mourning

Poem of the Day: Life Changes Who We Are

Daily Affirmations: I've Got This

A Chance Encounter with a Red-tailed Hawk

Daily Affirmations: Making a Difference in the World

Poem of the Day: An Elegy

Photo Essay: Two Days Walking the Beach

Photo Essay: A Walk in the Woods

Daily Affirmations: I Release All Fear and Worry

Quote of the Day: Aldous Huxley from The Doors of Perception

Quote of the Day: Carl Jung on Loneliness

Food for Thought: We Are Like Flowers

Food For Thought: Peak Water

Personal Essay: On Getting My Walk On

Photo Essay: Knots and Nautical

Catching the Light as it Shines on History

Daily Affirmations: Simply Enjoy Life

Some Egrets...

Quotes of the Day: On Friendship

Photo Essay: The Heat of Summer

Reflections: Passing Storms

Daily Affirmations: Our Greatest Teachers

Poem of the Day: The Human Heart Can Wither

Photo Of The Day: Dragonfly

Poems of the Day: My Work and Nature is the Conduit

Daily Affirmations: Challenges

Quote of the Day: Pema Chodron

Photo Essay: A Little Juvenile Bald Eagle Story

Daily Affirmations: Fear and Anger

Photo Essay: Another Afternoon Beach Walk

Photo Essay: A Late Afternoon Walk on the Beach

Food For Thought: On Flower Portraits

Daily Inspiration: Pema Chödrön

Quote of the Day: Aldous Huxley

Poem of the Day: Change Always Happens

Poem of the Day: The Power of a Single Flower

Photo Essay: Wildflowers in My Yard

Yard Photography: Eastern Cottontail Rabbits

Photo Essay: The Bounty of Early June

Daily Inspirations: Sacred Poetry

Three Minutes of Beach Bliss

Daily Inspiration: Deepak Chopra

Photo Essay: Lucious Lupines

Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make Me A Batch

Quote of the Day: Thích Nhất Hạnh

Photo Essay: A Walk on the Beach

Daily Affirmations: Breathe Out Our Troubles

Photo Essay: Two Odes to the Dragonfly

Poet of the Day: William Butler Yeats

Poem of the Day: Redemption

Photo Essay: Early June in Eastport, Maine

Poem of the Day: The Resonance of Solitude

Photo Essay: Snappy the Turtle Goes on an Adventure...

Daily Affirmations: Take Time For Myself

Poem of the Day: He First by the Resurrection of the Dead Proclaimed Light

Photo Essay: Three Views, One Photo, One Snowy Egret

Photo Essay: Joppa Flats Poppies

Art of the Day: John Duncan's "The Riders of Sidhe"

Photo Essay: A Walk in the Woods

Photo Essay: Seeing Purple

Quote of the Day: W.B. YEATS

Food for Thought: Being Different is Awesome

Musings: On Being Worn Out and Other Things

Photo Essay: A Lovely Spring Walk on the Old Eastern Marsh Trail

Musings: Catching Up with Staying Fit

Photo Essay: Other People's Gardens

Photo Essay: Early May Garden Report

Daily Affirmations: I Can Achieve Whatever I Set My Mind To

Daily Affirmations: Soar to Greater Heights

Poem of the Day: The Intersection of Crossing Lines

Song of the Day: Loreena McKennitt performing Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance (Live)

Poem of the Day: Lapis

Photo Essay: Old Walls in an Idle Garden

Poem of the Day: A Pair of Short Poems

Daily Affirmations: Respecting and Protecting Mother Nature

Photo Essay: Happy Earth Day 2024

Photo Essay: An Early Spring Day on the River

Poem Of Day: Invisible

Cooking For One: Chicken and Black Bean Chili

Art of the Day: "The Meeting on the Turret Stairs"

Mid-April Garden Report

Musings... Just Breathe

Daily Affirmations: Centered

On the River: Reflections and Motion

Poet of the Day: William Wordsworth

Food For Thought: Blooming Before Our Eyes

Photo Essay: The Demise of the Desk Tulips

Daily Affirmations: Prioritize My Time

Musings: Two Versions of "Bird on the Wire"

End of March Garden Report

Poem of the Day: Bird Highway

Poem of the Day: In The Stillness

Poem of the Day: Putting a Face on God by John Trudell

Daily Affirmations: I Am Strong and Centered

Photo Essay: After a Spring Rain

Poem of the Day: I Am Green

Musings: Happy Spring, In Anticipation of Better Days

Quote of the Day: Tom Hopkins

Daily Affirmations: I Release the Stress and Pain

Reflections: Refuge

A Little Spring Bird Song

Poem of the Day: Love Be Not of Reason

Daily Affirmations: Pause to Take Stock

How Online Democratic Innovators and Influencers Shaped Election 2004 and the Future of Internet Politics

Food For Thought: Perspective is Relative

Poem of the Day: Watch Us Stand Strong

Poem of the Day: Like A Piece Of Discarded Trash

Daily Affirmation: Be An Instrument for Change

Reflections on Emerson’s Nature

Join Me on the Verdant Path

Poem of the Day: Hot Running Tap

Daily Affirmations: Disconnect to Reconnect

Poem of the Day: Bud

Poem of the Day: Life Is Like a Beautiful Bay

Reflections: A Sacred Grove

Daily Affirmation: The Road to Success

A Monday Rail Trail Walk

Photo Essay: The Abstracts of Life

Poem of the Day: River Tides

Writers on Writing: A Couple of Memoir Craft Books

Daily Affirmations: Releasing Unfilled Dreams and Desires

A Little Black & White

Food for Thought: Climb a Little Higher

Poem of the Day: I Will Not Die, Nor Wither On the Vine

Quote of the Day: J. Krishnamurti - The Quiet Mind

Daily Affirmations: Releasing the Past, Again

Poem of the Day: One Journey

Photo Essay: A Little Flower Power on Dreary Winter Day

Harsh Writing Advice

Poem of the Day: Within Silence My Voice Dwells

Poem of the Day: Heart Space

A Chance Encounter with a Red-tailed Hawk

Daily Affirmations: I Am Grateful for All Blessings

How I Became a Political Blogger

Reflections: Let Go With the Setting Sun

Reflections: On Injurious Falls

Remembering the River Tides and Paying Attention

Daily Affirmations: My Inner Critic Serves No Purpose

Musings: Stone Walls

Daily Affirmations: I Will Do My Best

Poem of the Day: Means Honey: All Sweetness

Nothing to Squawk About Today

Poems of the Day: A Pair of Winter Poems

Daily Affirmations: Catching Up

Reflections: The Dark Nights Of The Soul

Musings: The Golden Light Shining Through the Trees

Snow Storm Coming... I'm Thinking About a Garden in June

Food For Thought: Be In The Moment

Food for Thought: Aphorisms for the New Year

Daily Affirmations: I Am Awesome

Daily Affirmations: Life's Path is Always Changing

Poem of the Day: What If A Tulip Sprang?