Category: Nature
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Spring – Pansies, a flower with a face!

Every year, I’m amused when I see pansies in the garden center. I feel like there are all these different colored faced looking at me. It’s most amusing. I always buy impatiens, so I don’t know much about the pansies. I didn’t realize they are edible flowers. So that’s the flower I’ve seen on salads…
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Writing – A bonsai tree beckons…

Writers are always asked where they come up with their story ideas. As if a writer/author has an inside track to a magical place where they secretly go when no one is looking. These people want the golden key to this magical place, so they can be creative too! In life, I do feel that…
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A dream about Reindeer…

Lately, different animals have been coming in my life. First the donkey, then the ram, the cassowary and now the reindeer. For the reindeer, I have to be honest. I’ve been watching some Christmas movies, so that might be why the reindeer is in my subconscious. Yet, isn’t there a saying that if you see…
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Cassowary, “the most dangerous bird in the world…”

Yesterday, I was catching up on world news. I read about a sighting of the Cassowary on the coast of Australia. I’ve never heard of this bird. I was fascinated. The article said it is the most dangerous bird in the world. I wanted to understand why. Well, one look at the height of the…
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Walking – A new discovery!

I like to walk for exercise and explore new areas. I came across a bush, with these…?? I don’t know what to call them. They didn’t turn into flowers. They weren’t on a tree; otherwise, I would think they were pine cones. In fact, in second photo, you can see that they were drying up.…
