Late last summer we took a road trip across the country from California to Yellow Springs, Ohio. It was my husband’s high school reunion. After sixty-five years there were 13 people who attended out of a class of 55. The road was clear almost all the way. We listened to lots of music from the … Read More “Yellow Springs” »
Once, while looking for a house, we encountered a large turtle in the seller’s back yard. We later learned that its name was Methuselah. Turtles live a long time depending on the type of turtle and their environment. Some pets can live 100 years, while turtles in the wild can survive up to 150 years, … Read More “Turtles” »
When I was young, every breath came effortlessly, easily, without thinking or awareness. Movement happened smoothly like soft water over shiny stones. But today, breathing is a conscious effort sometimes. So I try to focus on something else. People’s lovely faces, the sound of a favorite song, the beauty an rhythm of words. Green things … Read More “Breath” »
My dad left one day when my parents got divorced and I was nine years old. Then later, in the fall years of his life, he left another lady he married named Lois. She had 3 children, all blond with yellow-tinted skin, not like my dad’s dark handsomeness. He disappeared one day with no hint … Read More “Memory of the Forgotten” »
Do fish know when the wind blows? Maybe the breeze is too high up above the water to make waves. Or the depth of marine life may be down so far that even sunlight doesn’t penetrate. The midnight zone. Currents there are mild, almost stagnant. Sharks and angel fish stay away from those depths. Sometimes … Read More “Fish and Fresh Air” »