A World In Constant Flux

Dear Friends, The warm breeze brushing my arm is comforting. Across the unending sky I observe a pandemonium of parrots as they fly in unison. My ears need not strain to hear their wild mayhem that stops suddenly as the birds move to another place and disappear from view. In this moment, it feels like …

Live to Tell

Dear Friends, The rainy season has arrived and with it the verdant greenery that calms and rejuvenates my spirit. Take a break from whatever you are doing now, close your eyes, breathe deeply. Enjoy a small mental vacation that takes you to back to a time in the recent past when we could go out, …

Wishin’ and Hopin’

Dear Friends, After more than a decade of writing to you and encouraging you to go out, deeply breathing and stretching, the new global restrictions in effect since mid-March remind me that I must instead insist that we adhere to local and national recommendations so we can continue to remain healthy. We must stay indoors …

A Different Celebration

Dear Friends, The morning's sun greets me as do the energetic calls from the birds outside my window. Closer inspection allows me to see that the frequent trips made near our roof are to a well-established nest that is home to a new family! I confess I tried often to discourage that place from becoming …

A Revealing Hibernation

Dear Friends, The screeching of the parrots that normally fly over our home is absent this morning. I wonder where they are hiding and walk to the terrace to see if I can catch sight of at least one of them. While perusing the landscape I observe the patches of green grass dotting the otherwise-brown …