I could not believe my eyes. Swinging the van door open, I stepped out into the wintry air. Above the stone arches, the sky moved. Hints of green stirred between the darkness. The color enlivened, and that is when I realized the moment I had dreamt about for years was happening. I was about to…
With each step, the scent of petrichor grew stronger. All I could hear was the splatter of my boots as I stepped along the muddy trail with the cacophony of my heavy breathing and the breeze through the treetops. My headlamp provided just enough light to see the next step, the next boulder, and how…
I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. -Lucy Maud Montgomery One of my favorite things about living in a place with four seasons is autumn. I love everything autumn: sweater weather, bonfires, pumpkins, squash soups, cooling temps, and, of course, the foliage. Autumn encourages nostalgia and slowing down. For me,…