Stinky surveys his kingdom as the dogs pace the floor below. They whine at me to come down from my voyeuristic perch at the top of the landing; seem concerned as I balance between stairs, crouch and try to remain unseen. I wave them away as I navigate the wooden slats of the blinds, angling for a better view, aware that any movement or sound will set the object of gaze on alert and send him fluttering back into the crate. He is distracted however, this fledgling bird of prey, by the neighbor across the street trying to start his … Continue reading Freeze Frame

We have been “fogged in” for days now. The antique store a few blocks down disappeared first. Followed by the market at the end of the street. Yesterday, the neighbor’s house, which I could see clearly in my mind, was swallowed up by condensation and existed only in my fragmented memories. The world quickly became much smaller. Reduced to what we could see and hear and touch and believe in. Ledges and bridges dropped into nothingness. Requiring a trust I do not possess. I hear the train, slow slightly at the crossing, blare its horn and barrel through, hoping the … Continue reading Fogged In

So……THIS happened last Saturday. My husband was up early, moving the cars onto the street when he spotted a ball of fuzz, posturing and hissing and clacking its beak in our front yard. A great horned owl; not still a chick, not yet a fledgling, out of the nest and out of its element. It has been COLD in South Georgia, (which makes those in the middle of the country scoff and laugh,) yet does not negate our need for hats and gloves. This little one appeared to have spent most of the night on the ground, trying to keep … Continue reading Wild Child

February…..how did THAT happen?!?! I only meant to step away from this blog for a week, maybe two, and before I knew it time was moving quicker than me, and just like that…January was gone. To be honest, January was a rough month. The stress of the last year, ( world events, political strife, pandemic) which I thought I was navigating pretty well, came to a head and my anxiety went through the roof. Anxiety is something I have dealt with off and on since my twenties, and although I know better, it always feels like failure when it becomes … Continue reading Hello February!

Through all of the calendar changes, all of the reinventions of man, the sea remains constant and sure. It makes no resolutions, has no plans to change or try to become anything more than what it is meant to be. There is a lot to be learned from the sea. Humans have the constant need to evolve hardwired in our DNA. We set goals and test limits and push ourselves to be more than we currently are. Last year I set a goal. I proclaimed, to whoever was listening, that I was going to post something on this blog every … Continue reading New Beginnings

I wanted to write something profound at the end of this momentous year. Something thought provoking and deep. Something that tied 2020 up in a neat little bow and filed it away. But some years are not so neatly tucked away, in drawers or memory; organized and preserved in time capsules full of concert tickets, snapshots, and memories made. Some years keep us the same. Preserved and untouched. Just another year. While others are etched in the soul and felt in the bones. Those years we carry with us long after the calendar changes, a weight we take on for … Continue reading The End of a Very Long Year