FROM THE SHORE Oceans of wonder, so near, yet so far, captivating my imagination in shades of blue and flinty gray, white foam in rough waters cushioning my heart, something about the waves bringing peace to my soul as within the rhythms of waves washing upon the shore, I’m buoyed up by their power, their […]
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IT’S MAGICAL ALL As my eye sweeps across this morning canvas anew, the magic of this beautiful day comes clearly into view. It began before the rising sun as the birds welcomed me in their sweetly musical way. And the magic continued as Dawn greeted Day, the sun rising up over the eastern mountain peaks, […]
Sausage. Who amongst the omnivores here doesn’t love sausage? Going back to it’s origins, sausage is the respectable older sibling of the hot dog: let’s take cuts of meat that would otherwise be unpalatable to the western tongue, grind them up with a few regular cuts and stuff the results into something that is 0usable and easily cooked, I.e., intestine casings.
Like the wildebeest of the Kalahari, the caribou of the Arctic and the lemmings of the Mongolian steppes, I encountered a herd of creatures on my patio that were, to the best I could tell, MIGRATING… Any slug experts out there can tell me what is going on in this video? This happened last night. […]
If you listen for the songbirds
As they greet the summer sun,
And love the way the wind can make
The trees sings just for fun;
EVENING SONG The sun in the sky, hints of blue and clouds of white; the song in my heart, the birds that sing, the breath of a wind, everything. Where it starts and where it ends, the day once more melting into evening’s muted light, as dancing upon the edge of the day, […]
LOVE’S MAGICAL DANCE Butterflies waltzing among flowers of gold, their afternoon dance hypnotic and free, speaking to me in ways that I know; entranced by their dance, enraptured there as love takes flight, transformed in beauty in freedom’s light, untethered and free to grow and mature and become all it’s meant to be always evolving, […]
For those who aren’t familiar with what I do here on my blog, the “Tour d’Joko” is my ongoing series of travel video blogs. I had a little adventure today! I’m looking forward to heading to San Diego for the holidays, but I have to say, I Love Washington State! Even biking around in 40 […]
Yesterday’s Everett Herald had as its headline in gigantic letters: RIVERS AT RECORD HIGHS Okay, I understand that dramatic headlines make for better newspaper sales, and there were a few smaller rivers around here at record highs, but the not the BIG river, the mighty Snohomish. In any case, as I was out and about […]
