Blossoms Around Town
A bit bedraggled from the freeze and still effulgence with spring beauty.

thoughts on how we fit into the web of community, family and society
A bit bedraggled from the freeze and still effulgence with spring beauty.

Even in times of war and crisis. Perhaps even more so in such times.

Has anyone else in the DC area noticed that the witch hazel has been especially exuberant this year? Could it be a message that nature is offering up extra soothing, anti-inflammation, and cleansing with the spring flowering? Might we take the hint that we’re all in need of healing and time for grieving even as we must persist?

Today I joined others at Kingman Island to help with invasive plant removal. Licensed destruction can be very satisfying. It was a beautiful to be outside.

I walked round trip to Georgetown today. It was good to walk. It was good to be with the books. It was good to have a simple meal offered by a friend when I got home.


The sky emptiest of moonlight, the darkness of the absent moon of mahashivratri lets the stars reveal themselves and illuminate the fullness of possibility. That it is also the first day of meteorological Spring and was the State of the Union feels like quite a confluence.
Sometimes people put on a costume to invoke energy or otherwise engage in ritual. Do you have ritual outfits or objects to wear?
