Sitting in a window seat in a plane descending into Los Angeles I could see the crisscrossing highways with the iconic cloverleaf...

“Like most people she felt ambushed by time.”—Penelope Lively There is a letter that the French writer, Colette, includes in one of her...

The dandelion’s pallid tube Astonishes the grass And winter instantly becomes An infinite alas — Emily Dickinson Envision a summer meadow...

‘It is most certainly in the mind and in dreams that most of the charms of March exist.” Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd Some say that April...

Yes, it often comes in like a lion, roaring, growling, and discouraging. But the minutes of increased sunlight slowly add up, waking the

“The cherry blossom represents the fragility and beauty of life. It’s a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it...

“What is all this juice and all this joy?/ A strain of the earth's sweet being in the beginning.”—Gerard Manley Hopkins Some years in...

“It is the birthright of all poppies to bear flowers of ephemeral beauty, as the finest silk.” Wayne Winterrowd Gentle neglect....