I love when there is a confluence of ideas that merge together within a short period of time. Such was the case last week for me when starlings emerged from the ether and became front and center of my focus. It started with reading an op-ed piece by David Brooks in the New York Times about how the brain works, and comparing it to the murmurations of starlings. Then just a couple of days later, I saw a flock of them flying together above the farm behind my house, during a snow storm. It took a few tries to capture them on video, because they disappeared out of view a couple of times before I could get outside with...
I am so grateful to my sister Molly for inviting my husband and me to spend time with her in North Carolina. She rented a house right on the beach with a wrap around front porch, which made for the perfect viewing of early morning sunrises. I love what she wrote in a book that she put together since: "There is nothing more symbolic of hope and renewal than the sunrise. All things seem possible in the presence of the sun's impossible beauty. When your world is in turmoil, the simple truth in knowing the sun will continue to rise is a healing thought." - Molly Ahearn (Here is a link to her own blog post with stunning photos and...
