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While Southern California raged last month, Arkansas sulked & wept. Day after day was rainy and glum, until I just wanted to give the weather a good hard slap, tell it to buck up, get a grip for godsake.
It was the kind of autumn weather I grew up with, in Newfoundland: sullen, heavy and grey. [...]

This little church in Palm Desert is odd but I kind of love it. The spires have segments of colored glass stuck in all the way up and when the light hits it just right, it’s looks pretty glorious.
I’m not a very religious person, having grown up in a very strict and religious environment, [...]

I paraphrased this poem by Mowlana Jalaluddin Rumi in my “about” section. I love the whole thing so much that I thought I would share it.
Come, come, whoever you are
Wonderer, worshipper, lover of leaving.
It doesn’t matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you have broken your vow
a thousand times
Come, yet again, come, [...]