The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: sunrise

  • Coming Out of Darkness

    Hang in there, baby! Spring is coming!

  • Rounding Tahoma

    We were casting about for ways to beat the heat.

  • Sometimes It’s the Big Things

    Don’t ever take it for granted.

  • Weird Drawbridge Stuff

    Every time I think I’ve seen it all as a bridgetender, something new and surprising happens.

  • Moving Moments

    My friend Jim told me the other day that when he saw the Grand Canyon for the first time, he was moved to tears. I totally get that. Sometimes you are just struck by the pure, intense beauty of the moment. Since, for me, these moments are rare, they seem all the more precious. Because…

  • Continuity

    I read something recently that I found very comforting. The same sunrise/sunset has been circling the globe for millions of years. Mind officially blown. I love the idea that my sunset is someone else’s sunrise. It gives me a sense of connection with the wider world. It links me to all of time, past, present…

  • Make up a Holiday Day

    Yesterday was International Women’s Day and I should have written about it. I’m a bad blogger. Bad! I really should stay on top of these things. These types of holidays are prime opportunities to create awareness about various topics. I’m sure I could have spoken in depth about the fact that 90 percent of the…

  • Nature is what’s happening while you’re not looking.

    Nature is what’s happening while you’re not looking.

    I’m a lucky woman to be able to observe the world in long running increments.