Mr. Banks: With tuppence for paper and strings You can have your own set of wings With your feet on the ground You’re a bird in a flight With your fist holding tight To the string of your kite Oh, oh, oh! Let’s go fly a kite Up to the highest height! Let’s go...
“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.” -John Calvin “If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of...
We live near the water so these gulls are everywhere. At the beach they pose for pictures and let you get close – but not too close. On the ferry ride home a passenger supplies a feast for these rats with wings. In a moment dozens of them head our way. Swarming and diving towards the...
“Solitude, says the moon shell. Every person, especially every woman, should be alone sometime during the year, some part of each week, and each day.” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh Steve and I took a mini road trip up north yesterday to Deception Pass. Although we were together we spent most of our time apart. Wandering around...
Today’s Guest Contributor is a very special guest. I discovered the following poem left in the comments by my dear grandma, Elaine Reas. I know some of you are probably sick of Inauguration talk but this was too good not to share. Enjoy! INAUGURATION Amid kaleidoscopic swirl Of tradition, renewal, adulation, Of hands outstretched, cameras...
A sunny Seattle day always brings a smile to my face. I love being so close to the water and seeing mountains in every direction I look. I love how the whole city comes alive when the sun comes out (even if it’s still freezing cold). I love complaining about the rain and fog that...
