Treading water while looking at my overturned paddle board was not fun. Seeing everything on my board immersed in the water was a surprise and my next thoughts were of my keys and phone. Then I was wondering how on earth I was going to flip my heavy board from the water. It was a … Continue reading Paddle Boarding: Board Set Up
Tag: Tennessee
Iris
An old man in overalls and a beat up ball cap was standing on the edge of a Saturday farmer’s market at a Nashville church. He had several plastic grocery store bags next to him. He would talk to people as they left. In the way of city people, some would walk by and never … Continue reading Iris
First Sign of Spring
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.” Shug Avery in Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” “The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.” Julie Cameron
Bowie Nature Park
Late Saturday night Middle Tennessee was gifted with a dusting of snow. After donning my rarely used Cuddle Duds as a base layer and filling a thermos with my morning London Fog, I loaded Jolene and headed out for a Sunday adventure. The trees looked as if they had been lightly painted to create a … Continue reading Bowie Nature Park
Volunteer Trail
In a year of challenge, I spent the summer of 2020 on the water. With summer travel plans cancelled, my vacation days became long weekends. I was on my paddle board at least once a week, but two or three paddles a week was not unusual. Paddling is more fun with company, so I have … Continue reading Volunteer Trail
My Lady of the Lake
I awoke early on this cold, wet, windy and lonely Christmas Eve morning in Tennessee with a strong urge to go to the nearby lake for a sunrise walk. The day was only going to get colder, wetter and lonelier, so I put on my boots and stadium coat, grabbed the dog leash and treat … Continue reading My Lady of the Lake
Calling on Epiphany
It has turned cold in Tennessee. I was looking for a thicker pair of leggings to wear to walk my dog. After grabbing a pair I bought a couple years ago at Target, I felt my body give the equivalent of YUCK, so I put the pair back on the shelf. That’s when I stopped … Continue reading Calling on Epiphany
If You Were A Tree…
Barbara Walters would end interviews by asking her guest what tree he/she would be if he/she was a tree. I doubt anyone ever said Bur Oak. Being an outdoor person came in handy in the summer of COVID. One friend and I met every Wednesday to walk in Edwin Warner Park in Nashville. Our weekly … Continue reading If You Were A Tree…
Heron Stalker
“The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.” Julie Cameron As soon as I crested the top of the hill in the deep shadows not yet touched by the sun of a new day, I sensed movement to my left. … Continue reading Heron Stalker
Go On or Miss Out
I was in my 40’s before I had to cross a suspended bridge. I did not like it. I still don’t like it. This is why I have a rule, if I pass one, even if it is not on the trial I am on, I have to cross walk across the bridge because I … Continue reading Go On or Miss Out
The Yoga Cowgirl 