TIME MARCHES ON!

Winter scene at the cabin

 

My childhood park in Wisconsin

 

One of my mother’s favorite refrains in her later years was, “Time marches on.”  Such a simple phrase, and yet so thought provoking.  The trouble is, it seems like it marches faster all the time.  I’m not sure why, but I feel especially drawn to nature themes now. F. Scott Fitzgerald, the great American writer once said, “After reading Thoreau, I felt how much I have lost by leaving nature out of my life.”  That sums up my feelings too.  And as much as I long for spring, I’m trying to stay in the moment because that’s all we really have anyway. 

Serenity--Lake Superior

photo by Heinz Richter--at the cabin
 

A special pal at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis
 

A foggy day in Rhode Island

 

 

A special morning

My gully pal

A few nature memories from the more recent past, and some that others have shared with me, for which I am grateful. 

**A footnote--Sometimes I think my grandchildren overlook beautiful nature scenes as we drive around the Twin Cities, and I feel a wee bit annoyed.  And then one day my granddaughter says, "Grandma, you've got to come see this."  I look out the front door and there it is--the most beautiful sunrise ever. A moment I won't ever forget!