Bluebell Bliss
Last Thursday, I took the day off work so I could go see the bluebells at Bull Run Regional Park on a week day, when it wouldn’t be too crowded.…
Category: Nature
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Solitary Thanksgiving Joy
We all know the holidays this year are fraught. I live on the opposite side of the country from my family, so I don’t usually get to indulge in our…
Noticing
On Sunday, I received a wonderful gift. I’d had kind of a grumpy week. I was scheduled to work six days in a row. (I’ll get a 3-day weekend this…
Blizzards and Contentment and Trust
We had a blizzard last week. I live in the DC area — you might have heard. I find with a blizzard, people tend to either love it or hate…
Two Herons at the Lake
Thursday is my late day to work. I hadn’t been feeling good, but I wanted to go for a slow walk to try to get back into the groove. When…
Hiking at Great Falls
When I go on a beautiful hike and take more than a hundred photos, I like to try to challenge myself to choose the top ten. And then if I…
Sunday Songs – Bluebird of Happiness
My birthday was Friday, and I received an amazing gift from my friend Lauri Ann. I woke up with a vestibular migraine, which I’d had more than a week. I…
Correction
Turns out … the Egret is not an egret. He (or she) is a Great Blue Heron. And the story about them mating for life is not true. This is…
Walking by the Egret
I haven’t posted on Sonderjourneys in a long time. I was too busy journeying! In April, I purchased my first home — a two-bedroom second-floor condo with a lake view.…
Silver Falls with Family
September 3, 2011 — The day before my youngest brother’s wedding, and the family was gathering in Oregon. On Saturday, several of us planned to go to Silver Falls. That…