finding beauty in the everyday


  • Late Summer

    Even after being abandoned by their costumer mother, my little tomatoes are going nuts; spilling over into their beet and pepper neighbors, sweet, juicy, and delicious.

  • RIP R.W.

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  • Checking In

    I am happy. I realized that recently, as I drove down a nondescript street doing nondescript errands. It was an ordinary day and it was good. The air felt soft because of recent rains, I had just eaten lunch with a dear friend, laughed at her stories of recent African movie set adventures, and I…

  • Thank You Carl Sagan

    As I watched and listened to the news over the past 24 hours, I was reminded of a photo I saw years ago, titled “Pale Blue Dot.” Barely decipherable, within a brown band on the right side of the photo, is a pale, blue dot; small enough to be mistaken for a speck of dust…