Every Saturday morning I take an urban hike around my neighborhood winding through side streets, past parks–still quiet and sleepy, around corners, over uneven sidewalks, through sprinklers casting rainbows on concrete, and up and over this giant hill. Ugh, that hill. It is my nemesis. Looming. Leering at me with it’s steepness. Challenging me to [...]

I went out to greet the morning… …and found that she had laid for me, a dew-studded carpet… …She wore the sweet fragrance of lavender and orange-blossoms… …intoxicating my senses as I meandered down a forgotten path. I passed by a well-tended garden, fresh produce at the ready… …and paused inside an enchanted glen to [...]