Today I am grateful for: Tiny spring things. The WHOOSH of wings (if they are not grey and white “indoor” wings, so much the better…Pearl flies about as well as I do). The amazing scent of magnolia and gardenia blossoms wafting on the wind right into my nostrils. With perfumes that fragrant, I am in … Continue reading »
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Carmel’s Closet, East Coast Coffee and the Great Sparrow Rescue
Recently I took a whirlwind trip into and back out of the wilds of the East Coast (specifically, Meredith, New Hampshire). My mission? To present on “Mentoring and Eating Disorders” at the 5th Annual Eating Disorders Institute Conference sponsored by Plymouth State University. And of course the adventures began immediately (before I even collected my … Continue reading »
Birds & Beans, Red Robin Breasts, and Other Wonderful Spring Things
Today I am grateful for: SPRING! Houston is finally getting one! Birdsong. All day long and into the evening each lovely spring day I am treated to the exuberant melodies of mockingbirds, cheerful chirps of sparrows, soothing coos of doves, and many more as well. The red-breasted robin. If only I could just once plant … Continue reading »
Coffee Street, Airport Geese and the Flying Pie
I’m on the road again to present “Beauty Undressed” at Newberry College in South Carolina, and true to form, there’s never a dull moment. Although actually, I am quite sure there were several dull moments, but I was asleep through all of them. Airplanes….so soothing. Especially at 7am. Of course, I knew it was going … Continue reading »
The Avian Editor
I’ve been hunting around for a new home base lately. I just need more space, more sanctuary, less awareness of the neighbors’ plans at every hour of the day (or night for that matter). But everything I’ve been seeing to date is just making me grateful for the place I already have. Gratitude can be … Continue reading »