March

Jeff Farrell

Mar 24, 2023

A Winter Getaway to the City of Angels

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

Jeff Farrell

Mar 1, 2023

Onward, Another Year

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

Jeff Farrell

Mar 1, 2022

Some Thoughts on the Common Dandelion

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

Jeff Farrell

Mar 1, 2021

Gentle Blandishment

‘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...

Jeff Farrell

Mar 1, 2020

Melting March

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

Jeff Farrell

Mar 1, 2019

A Celebration of Cherry Blossoms

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

Jeff Farrell

Mar 1, 2018

Awakening

“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...

Jeff Farrell

Mar 1, 2017

Chaos?

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