Oh Thank You Great Spirit!

Yeah, I know it's Monday - but what a GLORIOUS day it is!

The sun is bright and warm - the air resplendent with the sweet smell of mowed grass and the new life and beauty exploding from the ground everywhere you look.

Nothing touched me today as much as the beautiful tulips that have sprouted their unique beauty since my return from a trip to Texas.


There is so much sadness and tragedy in the world. This is nothing new - that's been going on since Humankind's existence.


Today however - if but for a minute or a few hours - Mother Nature is center stage. Today is for taking in not only with our eyes- but with our hearts - the beauty that is not only around us - but within us.
Today is for breathing in deep that which- if we let it - will replenish our souls and our very lives.


I wish these same moments for each and every one of you as well - for let us not forget - in a New York minute - everything can change.

Daffodils

There's a place at Longview Lake where I take my walks that, for many years, has served as an excellent harbinger of spring.

Evidentally once the location of a homestead, this patch of ground is literally overflowing with the first flower of spring.

Their cheery, bright-yellow blooms wave in a welcomingly-warm breeze full of anticipation of the coming season.

It seems the soul of every living thing is replenished - you can almost feel the electricity in the air as if it were the opening night of a new Broadway show.

There can be no doubt that Spring is a special season. New life, new hope.

We surely cannot be so consumed with personal affairs or the affronts of society at such a time. We must all find our little place that fills our souls, brings us inner peace.

Such a simple flower as the daffodil makes me realize how life is so fragile and fleeting and yet so beautiful. No wonder Spring is my favorite season.


Thank you Mother Earth, Mother Nature!



In memory of Maynard Pierce & Jeff Kessler.