by Bela Johnson | Dec 16, 2022 | high desert, lifestyle, nature, New Mexico, wildlife
Below zero, as indigo wings flap madly,honing in on empty feeders, and we arisewith the wonder that any warm bloodedcreature can survive, urged now to provisionsmall bellies dependent on habits that mustbe sustained, having begun this particular dancewhen we arrived...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 9, 2022 | dogs, friendship, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
I could write about the tiny Arabian horse,her pale matted coat grown to maximumfor the winter, nature knowing what her childrenneed toward the end of life, once lusterand beauty as only youth can confer; later,stripped back to essentials, hip bones protrudingover...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 28, 2022 | inspiration, mindfulness, musings, nature, Uncategorized
Nothing is ever a mistake, not evenwhat we toss into the maw of a waitingdonation bin, our acquisitionsand castoffs equally important to usin their time; And aren’t we a part of nature, brightflowers blooming their prolific heads offout there in the garden, then...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 23, 2022 | lifestyle, nature, perspective, philosophy, spirituality, Uncategorized
Fresh blooms of cirrus in muted hues of silverpunctuate the bluest sky imaginable, thougheven northern New Mexico hazes over from timeto time these days, unlike thirty years agowhen we first touched earth in these northby southwestern climes; Cerulean heavens magnify...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2022 | equality, forgiveness, freedom, people, perspective, Uncategorized
Stepping into that ladies parlor made me shiver,reminded me of a rich friend’s house, her mother’sshell pink bedroom with attached bath, gold gilded pinktufted velvet chair she sat on to apply considerable amountsof makeup and tease her platinum bleached...
