Tag: nature

  • That Small Window Between Winter and Spring

    The year is flying past. I’m loving my new job—I honestly can’t think of a better company to work for or people to work with. That part of my life feels… steady. And that matters more than I expected it would. Winter has finally broken. This week, I heard the peepers for the first time.I…

  • The List That Comes With Spring

    Spring always seems to arrive with a list. Not the gentle, poetic kind you imagine when the snow starts melting. No, the real version — the one that sits on the kitchen table, scribbled across scraps of paper and the back of envelopes. Because as soon as the light comes back, you suddenly see everything…

  • Marshmallows, Meteor Showers, and Memories

    In just one day, we’ll be loading up the car (and probably overstuffing it) for our annual camping trip. Last year, we spent two nights and three days on beautiful Manitoulin Island with a friend and some of her kids. The weather was perfect, and every day was full of laughter. We hiked to hidden…