My Nest

My Nest

My Nest Weaving Grass, bits, leaves, twigs A home in high branches Life under wing, vulnerable Yet safe   Pressing Pause   I’m removed from nature in our ninth floor apartment, our nest in the sky, yet as I wrote I heard chirping. I rushed to the window....
Open Highway

Open Highway

Open Highway Trapped!   Between the busyness of life and the Covid crisis, it had been nearly a year since I’d been on open highway, leaving city life behind. With parks closed and roads closed and apartment living, for months I felt trapped. My walks by the...
One Who Gives

One Who Gives

One Who Gives It wasn’t until I started painting the flowers that my mind turned to the fragility of life.   I knew I needed to grieve. I’d been trying but being so far from family I couldn’t get to that place. But now, as I pushed my brush against the canvas to...
A Covid-19 Creation

A Covid-19 Creation

A Covid-19 Creation Birds & Bare Branches   Looking out the window we saw birds dancing over bare branches and our conversation turned to Brian’s grandpa and his love for birds and flowers. As a child, Brian explored his grandpa’s backyard garden with wonder....