I pass by the obstacle course at Brookhaven College. There are walls to scale, hurdles to jump, webbing to climb and monkey bars to swing...

In the morning when I walk it is 64 degrees — very pleasant, perfect walking weather. However, in the afternoon, the temperature drops...

I see ant mounds everywhere after a rain. It is amazing how quickly they can rebuild their homes. We are currently in the middle of a...

If I were an artist, I would use the colors from a vegetable/flower garden for my palette. The shades of green vary from chartreuse to...

How do you feel about public art? I know there are some who think it is a waste of money. And there are others who think there is not...

I have walked the trails near my home for three hours a day for the last two weeks and feel I have accumulated enough knowledge to make...

One of the nice things about being cooped up indoors with no place to go is a return to old-fashioned pleasures such as baking, singing...

I walk with my friend Marilu Cleaver today (who lives nearby). We find a pink spiral notebook thrown out open in a parallel parking space...

I always thought the stories of plague and/or virus affecting the worldwide population were science fiction. I certainly never dreamed it...

I hear honking and see geese flying in a V formation overhead, reminding me that we have a lot to learn from geese. Lessons from the...

I walk about a mile to the Addison Community Garden. It is a wonderful place bursting with the goodness of the earth. There are giant...

A runner zips past me with music blaring — Georgy Girl by The Seekers. This golden oldie transports me back to the flower power days of...

I give blood at the nearest Carter Blood Care Center today. The American Red Cross has an ongoing critical need for blood donations....

It is 7:45 a.m., and there is no one in Vitruvian Park. The lack of human voices is our new normal. I hear non-human sounds —water...

Every day I see the bright green of the grass, brilliant colors of flowers and deep blue of the sky. I hear the high-pitched “phee-bee”...

This afternoon I see a family with two girls—one who waved and said hello twice— riding a pink bicycle and a tricycle. Later, one of the...

I feel a gentle breeze this morning as I watch a heron stretch out its wings to what looks like their full length — 6 1/2 feet. The giant...

The hunger for human connection is evident in the faces of the people I pass walking every day. Before the coronavirus when I went for a...

It is St. Patrick’s Day, so I put on my green T-shirt with the words “Me Lucky Shirt.” Even though I can’t go to the annual St. Patrick’s...

It is 9 a.m. on a cloudy morning. Canada geese are sitting on a waterfall honking. Park employees have been up much earlier raking...