Flowers – CYNTHIA D. BERTELSEN

Breath and Air and the Mysteries of Spring

April 10, 2017

One day you wake up to icicles and yet another dark, distressing gray morning, powdered with snow. And then, the very next thing you know, you’re marveling at the miraculous resurgence of greens and yellows and purples scattered along the sides of the road, the warm sunshine cascading through trees, their skinny bare branches … More Breath and Air and the Mysteries of Spring

“Stew’s so comforting on a rainy day.” *

May 12, 2013

Lavender, France’s Balm for the Soul

September 26, 2011

The lavender lingers on my sloping hillside, autumn rain running in rivulets between the dying leaves. At summer’s peak, the purple flowers tantalized the bees and butterflies and me, the glorious scent perfuming the air of evening and morning both. No lambs frolicked in the lavender this year, but maybe someday a friend’s weanlings will … More Lavender, France’s Balm for the Soul