The beauty of beauty is you don’t have to travel somewhere to see or experience it. Often, it just takes an awareness of or interest in beauty to find it where you live...
Read moreThe Beauty of Fall on the Road
Have you ever been surprised by what you found on a road trip?
Read moreThe Fragrance of Fall
The fragrance of fall is so different from the scent of the other seasons. It says, "Change is coming!"
The sense of smell is not one we typically think of as a conduit for beauty...
Read moreThe Colors of Fall
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers," wrote L.M. Montgomery. So am I. October is glorious, with the leaves changing colors and the colors changing the landscape...
Read moreUnexpected Beauty at a Gas Station
Moody, overcast day at the animal farm
We’re driving down 1-16 toward Savannah. There’s not much on this rural stretch of Georgia highway except for trees and a few swaths of pretty pink and purple wildflowers in the median.
And a gas station that’s worth stopping for...
Read moreA New Season
It was a sunny, warm fall day. The late-afternoon sun was slanting through the trees in our front yard. My daughter, who was eight at the time, and I had been walking our dog.
As we went into the house, I grabbed some old kitchen shears and and a basket. “I want to show you something...”
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When Nature Turns Dangerous
Nature has dominated the headlines this week. Two major hurricanes in a matter of days: Harvey in Houston and now Irma. On the other side of the country, forest fires in Oregon are laying waste to some of the most beautiful scenery I’ve ever seen while other wildfires burn in other areas.
The devastation from these natural events is staggering...
Read moreSummer in Pictures
The Cliffs of Moher. Ireland.
"Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them." John Ruskin
What pictures of infinite beauty have you seen and taken this summer?