Message from the Mountain

I am fortunate that my windows look out into Nature. Over the years I have seen a lot of wildlife. Even if I don’t get outside to experience Nature in person, my window provides an opening for my min…

I stood at the top of the mountain and watched a low flying puffy cloud drifting in my direction. It looked like it wanted a hug, and I hugged it in my mind. A lot of people use the concept of escapi…

I spotted a green orb in a Lupine Field photo and was reminded of the magic in Nature. That is not saying the orb is magic, but it is to many people. The real magic for me is the opportunity to see t…

At the end of an excellent musical performance, the audience often claps until the performers play another short selection. Nature’s fall foliage show was so good that I wanted to experience an encor…

We are experiencing the peak of fall colors here in the Valley and on the mountain sides. It has been a spectacular show with many tourists as well as locals attending. Some will be disappointed for …

The falling leaves are drifting by our windows as nature’s fall show is winding down. Soon the ground will be covered. The falling leaves remind me of the times when I woke in the middle of the night…

I recently received a very special gift from a friend in Florida who crafted a needlepoint painting of a woodland scene leading to a tall mountain peak. I believe she tapped into the Mountain before …

Nature often provides me with images relative to life situations, and recently I noticed a ghost peaking at me. I grabbed the camera to capture the scene. It is, after all, October, and Halloween wil…

There is a difference between wandering through a colorful fall landscape and standing on top of the Lupine Field where I can see the waves of color as they flow across the hillsides. In life, when w…

As I walk on the trail just above the Lupine Field, I am reminded that if I was not able to look from side to side, I would have missed the magnificent views nature had provided me. People often are …

Nature is putting on one of its grandest shows of the year, right on schedule for the crowds of leaf peepers descending on the Valley. Up on the Mountain, all the commotion below does not disturb the…

The leaves are beginning to fall, and every day there is a better view of the setting sun across the valley. I wonder where in the vast Cosmos we really came from and where we may travel to in the fu…

My hens and chicken have grown into a well-rounded flock. Of course, these are just plants, and not live birds, but they still represent how thoughts and actions can spread. I like to think that olde…

We harvested the apples from the orchard. The whole crop filled one small mixing bowl that yielded a tasty apple crisp. Harvests come in many ways; from enjoying crops to doing something that feels g…

There are stone walls on the Center’s land built for different purposes with different construction styles. Some I think of as spirit walls, built with small openings for spirits to pass through. Peo…

As October arrives, I am greeted with splashes of brilliance. Red leaves bathed in sunlight command my attention. I think of people that show flashes of brilliance in their lives that can fade away l…

As I traveled around the edge of the Lupine Field on a late September afternoon, I caught a glimpse of a patch of beautiful blue flowers surrounded by those that had gone to seed. I thought of late b…

I have been watching the changes from the top of the Lupine Field spreading across the valley, and now I can see them here on the Mountain. It won’t be long before we are immersed in the bright color…

There are some very prolific variegated vines growing at the Center that have spread over the years from just a few plants. I have transplanted several the last few years that grow elsewhere. I think…

My hens and chicken have grown into a well-rounded flock. Of course, these are just plants, and not live birds, but they still represent how thoughts and actions can spread. I like to think that olde…