Last night, while browsing through the sale candy at my local grocery store, Eric came across this intriguing item. One fine day, perhaps I will have a set of my own.
See you along the Trail.
My own set
T is for Thistle
This one has posted before. I have tried to avoid repeats, but it continues to intrigue me. It grew outside of Tumbleweed where Tricia and I were staying this past summer. What struck me then and what has remains with me is how much this one plant – not there by design but simply because of its tenacity – reveals. I wrote the following last summer and repost it here.
Unbidden,
a thistle grows in the yard,
a sturdy, prickly weed.
Unasked,
its green and purple hues
reveal
a simple mystery:
life,
death,
life to be,
triangle of eternity.
16 July 2011 (date of picture)
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico (location where poem was written)
Filed under Family, Ghost Ranch Views, Photo
S is for Snow
Pedernal has had more snow in its day.
Pedernal has had more snow recently.
Someday I hope to have a camera with me when I see that.
For now, that little strip gives Pedernal a slightly different look.
24 October 2010
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views
Christmas Day 2011
Christmas Day brought our usual visit to Solon where we ate way too much great food, exchanged gifts, and played games. The New Castle contingent arrived on December 24 and stayed through lunch. The Grove City folks arrived a bit before noon. We pulled in about the same time.
Before leaving, “the children” (and one of their college roommates) posed for a picture.
Tradition.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under Family
Q is for Quiet
The pace slows,
shadows lengthen,
the moon rises,
the quiet speaks.
2 August 2009
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views
Nights silent and otherwise
On nights
when silence resounds with
a deafening roar;
and
on nights
when the thunderous cacophony
of violence and hatred,
prejudice and discrimination,
inflicts suffering and sorrow
beyond measure and imagination;
on such nights,
on all nights,
Christ comes,
inviting us anew to
pursue peace,
seek justice,
love kindness,
live into hope,
and walk with God.
24-25 December 2011
Cleveland Heights, OH
Filed under Poem
P is for Peace
The 2011 college staff flew this flag;
it appeared in a different picture
from an earlier post.
That post focused on the flag;
this one looks at the flag’s message –
a message for this evening
as we await
tomorrow’s celebration
of the birth of the
Prince of Peace.
15 July 2011
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views
O is for Orange
The sun plays on the sky
to create color.
The colors vary
with the day,
the time,
the clouds,
and other factors.
The color of
this time and
this day
was
orange.
24 August 2010
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views
Christmas vacation 2011, the early days
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I arrived in Cleveland on December 15, bringing with me a major cold. Recovery has happened.
Eric’s graduation remains the highlight of the first week. The Steelers loss to the 49ers has been the low point, although sharing the misery with Laura and Abraham helped.
Lots of work has taken place. With Eric’s help, I have begun to walk again – walk for self-care. I have a goal of 10,000 steps. The last couple days, I have met that goal. Richmond Town Square has been amazingly empty both in terms of stores and in terms of people shopping.
We visited Phoenix Coffee and took some to Noble Road Presbyterian Church to drink with Carol.
We have started a Harry Potter marathon (not on Blu-Ray, despite the image). Each of the last three evenings, we have viewed one of the movies. The next one may not happen until early next week. Sean arrives home tonight, then Christmas Eve and Christmas Day follow.
While viewing, we have engaged in a Scrabble competition. We do not keep records, but each of us has won some and lost some.
All in all, a pretty good start.
See you along the Trail.
Related articles
- What I am doing in December (graybeardtrail.wordpress.com)
- 20.12.2011 (stepstrail.wordpress.com)
