Saturday rain, but I am satisfied to be home for Halloween. Of course, the days spent in Italy were priceless, life-changing even. The experience of being in the Veneto region, the north east of Italy within reach of Venice on the Adriatic sea and the Dolomite mountains in the north, – lead by Luca,…
Our second day in Italy came and we were introduced to Verona. Verona dates back to before Roman times. It is at the foot the the Alps, from which the Adige river flows. The river provided transportation to and from Venice on the coast. The Romans brought with them the studied practicality of road…
Many nights on the roadand not dead yet— the end of autumn. The sea darkening—the wild duck’s call is faintly white. How admirable!to see lightning and not think life is fleeting. The spring we don’t see—on the back of…
Friday, another Friday but still a day in time (an artificial reckoning) which unfolds as a scroll, to disclose once only hellos and good-bys, flavors in a cup, — sensations contained in cups. To live is to practice, to try and try, once again affirming, recognizing the beauty and asymmetry of my time and…
At this moment it is raining outside, a gentle, soaking rain. I am pleased. Destructive weather notwithstanding, our planet is warming after all; at times a day or two of steady rain still comes. A gentle rain gradually lends moisture to vegetation and to all that lives. To all things really. Water is life….
Yesterday was Autumn Equinox. If we think of the progression of the months as relative to the position of the earth and the sun, September 22nd is the point at which the length of daytime and darkness is roughly equal. A pivot point between summer’s warmth, and the chill of winter’s season of sleep….
Wednesday is suffused with sunlight, and stands to be summertime hot, though meteorological fall has arrived. No matter! I welcome a day or two more of summer before the tilt of the earth’s axis brings shorter and cooler days. Yesterday was dedicated to keeping a long anticipated appointment with my cardiologist. A needed heart…
I am unable to compose the usual post due to an appointment for a heart procedure which will shortly come. There’s just not enough time to order my thoughts. So, I will leave these words by William Morris: We have seen that modern society is divided into two classes, one of which is privileged…
Sunday comes with the promise of sunshine in the afternoon. Day after day for three days showers have come, when August is typically a dry month. I am thankful for the rain though I am compelled to mow the lawn 2x per week for a while. How happy I feel to see the creek…
We’ve all been there. I entertained a purpose, certainly I’ll post something this morning… Then, no matter the effort the Lenovo laptop would not link to the Starbucks wifi. My I-phone found the signal… And yes, I looked at the settings, and nothing was amiss. Having allowed such a circumstance to grow into a…
