I like to take breaks at work to walk around and think, but it was raining so I walked around in the parking garage. With springtime arriving, the spiders are out in force, and I noticed that nearly every overhead light I walked under was surrounded and covered in spiderwebs, with multiple spiders clearly visible--a …
Some trees and sky
Trees look like nervous systems
Naked trees, especially in the fog, make me think of nervous systems. They are kind of creepy looking if you think of it that way. The roots could be nerves too, though we don't see them. Branches are kind of like air-roots. The tree we see above ground is a mirror of the roots below... …
Seasons
I wonder what it would have been like for an ancient people migrating from an equatorial region and seeing seasons for the first time. Winter would seem like the end of the world... The trees are dying all around, it's getting colder and even the sun hides beyond the horizon most of the time. The …
Winter!
I know it's only fall, but winter feels like it's arrived latley. I've missed it! Time for burning fireplaces, scraping windshields, thick jackets and frosty breath. And, more writing? It seems like fall/winter are more of a time for writing than the warmer times of the year. Of course, I write all year round, but …
Jonas David 