Live With Flair

Notice, if you will, the secret vernal pond. Springing up every spring, it houses thousands of frog and salamander eggs. Notice the white puffs on

We wake up to snow on the cherry blossoms–in April!   But we know how to find the flair: it’s strange and whimsical and memorable. It’s

I have waited for this view as I walked to school on this cold, spring day.    

My daughter and I go hunting for spring blooms, and we take a slow walk in the chilly spring air. I tell her that, when

1. My neighbors stop by to admire the Weeping Cherry and to just say “Hello.” 2. My oldest daughter practices Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” on

Every day now, we watch for the blooms of the Weeping Cherry that emerge like a firework and end just as suddenly. They stay in

Today I learned some ways to get “back on track” after deviating from your healthy living plan (or really any kind of plan).  I learn