Spring will soon be upon us and is traditionally, a time for cleaning the home. In keeping with that theme, why not stimulate your faculties and try your hand at treating your abode to a good luck... Read more >>

Well, this is definitely one of the most interesting stories I googled this month. After seeing online this “basket tree,” which I thought was natural, I got intrigued by the... Read more >>

Azure skies turn to cumulous clouds Clouds dark and ominous, foreseeable storm Storm releasing pelting rains Rains carried by gusting winds Winds from a sky lit with lightning Lightning dances to... Read more >>

T1: How was your day? T2: Pretty usual, you know how it starts, birds leaving their nests and then standing tall the entire day, and feeling so lifeless in spite of having a life. T1: Yeah, I... Read more >>

                     I often wonder why I reach for a branch. I gather the leaves from its fallen... Read more >>

The spring of 1973 was a pivotal time for me, though I didn’t know it at the time. On the playground that year, I ran as fast as I could to beat all the boys in the relay races. When the boys... Read more >>

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”—John Muir (1838 – 1914) Scotland/USA Gustavo’s nephew, Luis, methodically... Read more >>

Who, or what, is the Green Man? I’m glad you ask, my dear. The Green Man is within you, Though his presence is unclear. He stems from the time of mystery, When Mastodons walked the land And only... Read more >>

A dirt road lies beneath my feet. The red Georgia clay was so hot I could feel its heat rising through my sandals. I don’t know why the South always seemed to be hotter than any... Read more >>

In the shade of the African Tree I take root and begin to flower. Surprised to find long brown arms reach out like quiet limbs that brush my back in the middle of a girlish laugh. Read more >>