I think one of the strangest things about change is how obvious it becomes after it has already happened. Suddenly, the babies are grown, the evenings are shorter, the leaves are changing, someone looks older, or something that used to feel normal doesn’t anymore. Except almost none of it was actually sudden. We just noticed… Continue reading

I can’t unsee things anymore. Before the patio, I knew there were birds in the backyard. Of course there were birds. I knew geese visited the puddle. I knew we had squirrels somewhere around here. I knew Great Blue Herons occasionally appeared. I knew the water went up when it rained and down when it… Continue reading