Cogitation 42/219 Saturday 19 October 2019 Art aptly captures the human spirit. That's a topic I touch on in photos in this week's "On The Road" account. The major pleasure of this road trip has been time spent with relatives and friends. That's a highlight, a profound privilege, deeply anchored in communicating face-to-face. There'll be … Continue reading OTR Wk 3: Boston to Halifax

Getting around can be a challenge in this day and age, given all the four-wheel vehicles on the road. This Penny Whistle bike is in a bike shop in Lansdale. PA. The age of motoring is scarcely more than a hundred years old. Cogitation 41/218 Saturday 12 October 2019 From Boston to Rockport, (MA), to … Continue reading OTR Wk 2: Boston, Nor’easter, leaf peeping

Butterfly garden in State College, Pennsylvania. Cogitation 40/217 Saturday 5 October 2019 Travel is fun, even when heavy traffic, road construction, adverse weather conditions, and weariness enter the picture. One is grateful for new vistas, safe arrivals, and precious interactions with people. Just like the cream that rose in the bottles of milk from my … Continue reading On the road, week 1

We were glad to be part of a surprise birthday party for a great-niece, Melissa. I remember 30 awe-fully well. Cogitation 39.216 Saturday 28 September 2019 There's a new day dawning in the USA where the two main political parties will again be on course to serve the common good. Such is the conclusion I … Continue reading There’s a new day dawning in US politics

How simple and profound . . . making space in a sandbox to build the community now and for the future. It's part of the fabulous Children's Garden at the Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Elkhart. I can almost recall the sense of joy I had when my parents built a sandbox--and when they took us siblings … Continue reading A lesson in teamwork atop a high tower

The squirrels in our yard have a taste for salad, specifically the petals of the Gerbera daisy. The Gerberas are into their third blooming, even as the squirrels are soon to be busy with burying acorns. Happy for that. Cogitation 37/214 Saturday 14 September 2019 There's more than the benefit of exercise that makes me … Continue reading What makes me happy

Nod to September Cogitation 36/213 Saturday 7 September 2019 Thankfully, relationships with close friends do not always go smoothly or last without cultivation. What? Thankfully? Friends keep one honest, on track, resilient. In touch with our humanity. Through a friend we can face our vulnerabilities, be there, learn to listen, pay heed, laugh, weep, be … Continue reading Keeping fast with friends