Glowing
South Deerfield Massachusetts, down the road a bit from Yankee Candle Flagship store.
“If the string breaks, then we try another piece of string.”
How do you spell ‘love’?”
“You don’t spell it…you feel it.”
“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.”
For me, it’s driving over the Sagamore Bridge in an unusual heavy snow storm to reach Chatham a drive of over 90 miles, before a special store closes . The owner, a pleasant women, was getting ready to secure the doors over an hour early due to weather, when I explained what I was here for. She smiled and whispered with a friendly grin, “come in”. You must have someone special at home to drive in this weather under these circumstances and for so many miles. I didn’t have to answer, she saw my reply in my eyes. As she packaged my treasure, she wished me a safe trip back. I said Happy Holidays, and she replied back the same. As I was walking out the door, she explained how she was suppose to close earlier in the day but lost track of time. I was glad she didn’t.
December 25th. “A hug is always the right size.”
Fall in Massachusetts
“When we are self-indulgent and uncritical, when we confuse hopes and facts, we slide into pseudoscience and superstition.”
View from my dining room slider
UPDATE: What a difference a few days can be.
East Side of Taunton, MA. Looking out back slider door, mid morning.
“But nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.” carl sagan
River Bend Farm Visitor Center
I get it. Your dog is well-trained. Why use a leash. Ever notice there is always one ignorant clueless dog owner on posted property with the dog unleashed. Yeah, you. You know who you are.
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
Gathering a few last rays before hibernating. Reliant on warmth from its surroundings, the painted turtle is active only during the day when it basks for hours on logs or rocks. During winter, the turtle hibernates, usually in the mud at the bottom of water bodies.
Did You Know?
Is the mantis “praying” or “preying”?
