Thankful for the layers of colors As her waving arms bring me in holding me close as I surrender to her  healing power       

not yet but one day

The last several I have been back in California I noted that I hadn’t seen butterflies my mother she said that she had noticed that too. As a child chasing them was a given so we’re caterpillars. I saw one…

  “I go to nature to be soothed, healed, and have my senses put in order.” – John Burroughs    

It’s hot  very hot…     All the shutters are shut to keep the heat out.   We only go out if necessary. Food is necessary. Walking is unbearable, and most French people walk to the market. Without air conditioning…

a Frenchman in Seattle Obviously French a stripped shirt a beret needs a baguette, a bottle of wine, cheese. and mustard. Bastille Day,