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Monthly Archives: June 2023
Delight Unfolding
My father grew roses in our yard when I was growing up. He had a magical way with them, tending them carefully, treating them when there was blight, removing Japanese Beetles when they descended on them every summer, and gently … Continue reading
Little Delights
When I think about my days, I see how it’s full of small delights. Little things that I accomplish. I have mobility issues and I have long term effects of chemotherapy. All of these things limit me in many ways. … Continue reading
Newborn Delight
If it’s not obvious this week, my final reflections on “delight” have me out in nature. A couple of weeks ago, I took my morning coffee out into our back yard which faces into the woods. The sun was just … Continue reading
Difficult Delights
This little guy showed up at our back door recently the day after our daughter had been visiting from North Carolina. The synchronicity of his appearance (first rabbit I’d seen all spring or summer) immediately became a joke for us. … Continue reading
Perennial Delights
These beautiful, almost fluorescent orange and purple, Echinaceas (aka Coneflowers) began blooming in our yard recently. One day, it was just a bed of green, mostly mint, with these flowers hiding in the camouflage, and the next these outrageous and … Continue reading
Drawing # 3–Waves of Delight
When I stared at the blank drawing paper on this particular day, I suddenly felt these waves of water washing across the page. Over the next half hour, this drawing is what emerged–a sort of semi-abstract, semi-symbolic portrayal of waves. … Continue reading
Drawing # 2–The Heart’s Delight
In yesterday’s post, I shared how drawings have become, at least for the time being, my way of journaling. In this sort of journaling, we invite an image to present itself to us. My way is to sit in front … Continue reading