Ice crystals melting Populating tree branches Sunrays on snowdrops. 

A stunning full moon  Lost soul sleeping on the street Juxtaposition.

She gazes out the window at the thick grey skies. These dark, short, cold days weigh upon her. She, who once danced through the summer night...

The steady, bounding drumbeat of waves breaking on the reef, far below the cliff at Dave and Pat’s place.  

A truffle grater Tiny gift that's ludicrous Sadly shake my head.

Botanical art A hugging rosemary bush Pinched leaf smells sweet. 

The scraping of a rake picking up the last leaves of autumn. Photo by  Anna Tsukanova  on  Unsplash

Fallen in a crack A half-eaten lollipop  Story of cobblestones .

Orange blinking lights  One bus after another  Rivers of schoolkids.

Nuremberg There’s something about a breakfast buffet in a high-rise hotel overlooking the city at sunrise that is so enjoyable. Maybe it’s t...

A whole day ahead  Nothing in my calendar  Going with the flow.

Dearest Maria,   As I light candles for my morning meditation, I’m thinking of you and all the light you brought into my life. In these last...

The clanging of halyards echoes through the rigging as we ride out a storm in a sheltered harbour.  

A young woman travelling through Europe meets a young artist in Amsterdam. He plays a sad song on a scruffy guitar. She listens, rejoicing w...

Title: All of the DS Cross series, by Tim Sullivan First time I read the book: 2025, on recommendation from Sonja Heinlien Generally, I love...

Leaves turning yellow My feet warm in soft slippers Summer is over.

 #1   A young mother and father come into the café with their cute little baby. The woman starts breastfeeding. The man's friend enters ...

 The deep brumming through the walls of my cabin on the way to Gijón in Spain the last night of my journey.

I was listening to the interview above about slow productivity. The speaker, Dr. Cal Newport, talked a lot about deep work sessions and time...

( This letter is written out of a recent experience. Though the names and details have been changed, the story reflects what many women in t...