Tomorrow is Halloween, but this year I am more in Samhain mode. I don’t know of any costume parties to go to, though the coming weekend is packed. So here are some photos of the glorious Fall colors we’re having this month. I love the brilliance of the golds and reds. The ‘stoplight’ trees are […]
Category Archives: Seasons and Holidays
About two years ago The Chicago Botanic Garden implemented Butterflies & Blooms on its grounds. From late May to Labor Day, the garden has a tent that houses numerous exotic butterflies for the public’s viewing pleasure. It is a great way to get up close with these magical creatures. Morphos were abundant this year, and […]
July was full of fun summer adventures, including a wonderful barbecue with NEW. We claimed a pavilion at Busse Woods and brought salad, sweets and meat to grill. It was lovely to listen to nature right in the middle of a large suburb. Nature was quite close as we had a defensive pair of bird […]
Summer weather is finally here, and I’ve been basking in the sunlight the past few days. With the mighty success of NEW’s birthday party and fundraiser I declared Thursday a holiday. Friday afternoon became another one as my family goaded me into watching the amazing World Cup opening game of team orange. It was a […]
So yeah, I’m the eccentric woman crouching in front of other people’s gardens these days. Only my photo time stamp tells me I do this for 40 minutes or so. Ooops. To me it feels like I only spend ten minutes snapping pretty petals. Oh well, call me crazy, but seeing these blooms fills my […]
Happy Easter everyone! Wishing you a lovely weekend of contemplating renewal, gathering with family, and celebrating life.
We’re teased with spring only to be let down again.Within the span of two weeks we get warm weather, big snow melts, only to find our cars covered in snow and ice yet again. It’s getting a bit old. For a moment I thought I could put my snow boots away… But not so fast, […]
I am truly resonating with this poem right now. When winter comes to a woman’s soul, she withdraws into her inner self, her deepest spaces. She refuses all connection, refutes all arguments that she should engage in the world. She may say she is resting, but she is more than resting: She is creating a […]
Some of you will envy me for this post, because I have a luxury this month: time. I was lucky getting stuck in vortex-land near family, so I didn’t lose money on hotels and cab fares waiting out the winter storm that stranded flights for almost a week. Nor did I need to call a […]
The Midwest was gridlocked in a polar vortex in the past week, which snarled my travel plans quite a bit (and called for extra Margaritas). It took 4 cancelled flights before I could fly home. The good part was that I didn’t risk frostbite coming home, but Texas wasn’t too warm either. The nice part […]
