Everything’s slow
Things are slow here. I guess that’s okay. I wanted to make some progress on a few projects today, but I also wanted to have some downtime. I think I need some extra rest....
Revealing
The light snow that fell emphasizes the stillness of today. It sits quietly on everything. The pea trellis shows off its folds and turns. It’s tall, taller than I can reach, and the fencing...
Sense of smell
This morning I made muffins and soup stock. The muffins were a good way to use up pumpkin and applesauce from the fridge. The stock used up a lot of vegetables that are past...
Wintry mix
Freezing rain. The car was coated with a layer of ice. We had to scrape the windshield before heading to town for groceries. The weather forecast calls for a “wintry mix.” I always pause...
Land and water, December 30th
I walked down to the beach at Salt Pond yesterday. I observed changes in the landscape due to the winter storm last week. The first, and most obvious, was this huge root mass, taller...
Meandering toward 2023
It’s been a strange week. I don’t work anymore “outside the home” as they used to say, but I still have a sensation of being off work. I feel on hiatus, yet everything continues...
Trees and snow
What a storm. We are having perfect weather here for Christmas Eve, in the 20’s (F) and snowing lightly. The power is out. But we have a generator and a woodstove. No trees fell...