Month: September 2022

The cascades are so loud today. I wonder if you’ll be able to hear that in the recording. I’m sitting up on the Bench. The footbridge is completely underwater. I wanted to come up here after seeing how high the water was at Private Bench yesterday. Unfortunately, someone has decided to machete the Bench here. […]

The river is up again. It’s all the spring storms we’ve had lately. As you can see from the photo, the water is right up around the legs of the Bench. I’m sitting on the back of the Bench with my feet on the edge of the seat. I love Private Bench when the river […]

It’s a very blustery spring day. I’m sitting in my backyard. I found a notebook from years ago. I wrote a lot in it during one of those workshops that promises to work through your issues. This notebook contains a history of my life, but only of all the issues, so it’s full of hurts, […]

It’s so windy out here and I have a headache. It’s actually not that pleasant. But it’s always good to get outside anyway. Makes me feel like I’ve achieved something.

It is so cold out here today that I am shivering. The wind is like ice. It’s typical spring – warm one day, freezing the next. It’s been raining on and off. There’s another big storm coming, but for now, the sunset is reflecting on the wet back deck. I was hoping to have a […]

I don’t sit out here very often. My back deck feels more private. There’s a big storm coming. I’m watching the rain roll through. I’m out here because I’m having my windows cleaned and inside the house is full of workmen with cleaning cloths and ladders. The front yard is full of bulbs. These blue […]

I made it out to the Bench early today. It’s funny because the forecast says it’s meant to rain but at the moment, it is sunny and the sky is blue. And it’s not windy. It was cold overnight though, and the grass is still covered in millions of tiny sparkling droplets of dew.

Sitting out here today, I feel hopeful. I feel excited to see what will come next. It’s such a wonderful feeling, particularly as lately I haven’t felt this way very much.

It’s the most perfect spring day. The sky is blue. The air is cold, but my back deck is sheltered from the wind. The sun is so warm. My peach tree has sprouted. It has pink blossoms everywhere.

It is a truly beautiful day. What a perfect day for the first official day of spring. It is sunny and glorious. I’m sitting here in the warm sun on the picnic rug listening to the wind in the trees and the sound of the birds.