Exploring the Third Season of Life
Thank you for being here!
I’m a veteran teacher, flutist, naturalist, and writer.
Join me on this third-season-of-life journey of faith.
Carole
Recent Posts
Nature Abhors a Void, as in the beginning, now, and forevermore
I’ve tried to void leaves from the ditches along our driveway and down the mountain road, blowing them clean twice so far this year. But on our way to church on Sunday morning, I noticed more leaves had fallen into the ditches and culverts— “as if I hadn’t done...
Toward: actions in the direction of; feelings in relation to
Early yesterday morning, I sat at my desk, feeling fatigued after a restless night, and looked out the window toward the Three Ridges Wilderness Area. Oh, my goodness! I grabbed my phone, ran outside onto the deck, and pointed the camera at this scene. The eastern...
Preparing for unexpected events, even when expected
This morning, we woke to unexpected overcast skies, muting the expected change of leaves. Red maples, pink oak-leaf hydrangeas, yellow sassafras leaves shaped like mittens and gloves. Sheer delight, but this year, an unexpected trial: it’s dry, bone dry. Unexpected...