Category Archives: Reflections

Even after a week of hard freezes, when the ground did not thaw during the day, the Shungiku 春菊 are bright green and growing. I had no idea they were such a hardy winter vegetable. I nearly ripped out the … Continue reading →

You’d hardly know how frosty it is in the morning from the cherry blossoms in full bloom. Clear, frosty December mornings are a delight. What marvelous works of art has the ice etched last night?

The tree that crashed onto the path is now a border for the path. Trees never die. On the forest floor they become a home for countless creatures, spiders, worms, fungi, and more. Slowly, slowly, slowly, the logs transform into … Continue reading →

It’s Thursday, a quiet morning baking bread, making tofu, packing eggs, and heading out to deliver them. Late November and it feels like a spring day. The warm, mild sun makes me believe that we just had the briefest winter … Continue reading →

When the sun sets this time of year on a cloudless eve, it turns everything gold. The tallest cottonwoods, their branches nearly stripped of all leaves, burn brightly. It takes the breath away. The swans are back in great numbers. … Continue reading →