Where Do Clouds Go? Where do clouds go when they sail across the sky like cotton-candy castles underneath the deep blue canopy of the endless summer sky? I see them floating northward – un-piloted airships drifting softly, traveling the eddies and currents in the ocean translucent that is the sky. I don’t know where they came from or… Read More »
In the Quiet Hours Have you ever listened to the sound of quiet? The Quiet that never quite lives up to its name, because there are always the vague hummings and tickings that are almost not there. If you listen to the quiet it will tell you a story, but it might not be a story you’ll want… Read More »
The Things We Cannot See The wind howls from the south and rattles the windows. I watch the storm and revel in its power, surrendering to its majesty, and admiring its beauty and strength, I sit mesmerized by the window. It occurs to me that no one really knows where the wind comes from or to where it… Read More »
Melancholy Midnight Spring is a week away, but time passes so quickly at my age that I find myself remembering and reliving summers past. Not even spring and I’m dreaming of summer and I can already smell autumn in the air. Time plays tricks on me – and before I know it – I’ll be out of time. Each… Read More »
Innocence Lost: A Brief History of Life and the Internet Most of us think back on the past as a simpler, less complicated time. When we let our thoughts drift back to our childhoods – no matter how old we are – most of us imagine a more beautiful world, a more peaceful time in our lives. I… Read More »
Crocuses I don’t have much of a life, I guess. I’ve been waiting all winter to see some form of life spring forth from the cold, almost-still-frozen earth. Normally, the first things to spring forth are the crocuses, and most years these hearty little flowers start poking their heads up through the hard, brittle soil near the end… Read More »