From the winter warmth of this porch at Old World Wisconsin, my thoughts turned to those before me, that gave me this opportunity.

Standing beneath a bridge offers a different perspective. It also offers an opportunity to wonder!

This mid-term election is pivotal to the future of this country in so many ways - all of which I won’t attempt to cover.

This election let’s look beyond ourselves and our immediate concerns.

This is a philosophical stone. A lot of different meanings are available upon evaluation.

Each fall, the legacy of the various trees in the woods is created by their fallen foliage, individually and collectively in balance with the surrounding forest.

The milkweed itself, will never see the results of the sown seeds. Working in concert with the wind, their seeds are released to create a new future.

A simple random act of kindness, or something such as a compliment, could be a sunstar in someone's day.

The wave washed over the sand, like one large eraser.

Our lives are similar to that of the pines.

As we grow older (and hopefully slightly wiser), changes occur that require our reaching out for new ground.