Measuring Success

In graduate school, I had a professor who, for whatever reason, didn’t want to give me an ‘A’. I was three points away from my ‘A’. I KNEW what was coming – and I was correct:

                                                         

“Professor, you said that if we came to every class and always participated that we would get extra credit.”

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We live up in the mountains

LIVING in a little mountain village

 Susie, “It sounds very romantic writing up in the mountains.”

Me smiling, “It is. Especially in the cold months with all the noisy visitors gone and a warm fire softly crackling as I drink hot coffee and write for long stretches uninterrupted.

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Soothing Nature

Often in these days of the pandemic thoughts can weigh heavily

While being ‘one with nature’ I don’t think about anything else

These nesting osprey were a gift of being in the right

place at the right time…

Watching both parents feed the screaming chick was

an incredible experience

I am both writer and photographer – sometimes in nature

there’s just not the words…

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Steep hike up to this ‘hidden’ waterfall

It feels so good being able to climb like this – so alive, being

connected to nature…living in the mountains, writing,

photographing and walking…in nature…

Little flying jewels

Since I’m still very much getting use to our new very heavy camera I’m particularly proud of this ‘in flight’ photograph

It’s been scientifically proved that being close to nature reduces stress and tension          

What is your connection to nature?

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