Tranquility

Tranquility

The quality or state of being tranquil, calm, serene, and worry-free.  The word tranquility appears in numerous texts ranging from the religious writings of Buddhism, where the terms refers to tranquility of the body,  thoughts and consciousness on the path to...
Pristine

Pristine

Under a beautiful summer blue sky, the twelfth hole at Jug Mountain Ranch is a sight to behold.  The reflection of the barn, trees in the lake, osprey circling makes the tee shot memorable.  On this day, I made it over the water and a booming voice from the home...
Inspiration.

Inspiration.

Adversity eventually confronts and challenges each of us.  There are many ways to cope with an unfair or unwanted state of affairs. Life threatening health related afflictions must make you wonder-why me? Understandable that people may sink into deep depression,...
Hijacked

Hijacked

I played golf on Wednesday with two retired Doctors.  They were both good players and best of all we quickly built a great rapport. By the second hole we were discussing our love of golf and things we had seen during the U S Open.  Top of the list was the situation...
Beware

Beware

With the grandchildren always in our lives and thoughts we constantly think about their well being. Certainly you can understand the need for emotional and nurturing environments. As a long time ago parent I also realize all of the things that can go wrong. I have...
Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

As we hike in Ponderosa Park near Mccall we enjoy seeing this colorful wild forb. The term refers to an herbaceous flowering plant that is not a graminoid – maybe a bit too detailed but know that if you hear herb or forb it is a plant whose stems die at season...