If I asked you, “what is your friend like?” Would you answer with a physical description: tall, short, blonde, brunette, skinny, overweight? Or would you say something about her personality? She’s smart, loving, kind, strong willed, easygoing, funny, etc. Such characteristics define who we are and ...Continue Reading

Part of the enjoyment of spring is awakening to see the many shades of green new leaves with their multiple shapes. Every tree has a common form: upright, with roots in the ground and branches that spread out in a distinct silhouette. Granted, there are some exceptions, such as the banyan tree, but ...Continue Reading

I was a child of the wild. Not that I did crazy things, although my penchant for climbing trees up to their tippy tops might be crazy. Rather, I spent most of my childhood days when I wasn’t in school in the wild. My playground was the forest, the streams and the meadows that surrounded my house and ...Continue Reading