Ode to Cedar Waxwings by Carie Juettner Who, oh who is pooping blueupon my flagstone walk?Oh, I see, it’s all of you—a cedar waxwing flock. Descending on my yard in droves,your high-pitched song is merry,for you have found a treasure troveof ripe ligustrum berries. Your feathers fade from brown to graywith a tail that’s tippedContinue reading “Ode to Cedar Waxwings”
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12 Joys of 2025
I’m grateful that 2025 gave me so many reasons to celebrate. I’m even more grateful that I’ve learned to look for celebrations everywhere—in the small, the everyday, the unexpected. Here are 12 moments that I celebrated this year. There are many more, some larger, some less noticeable. It is not a competition. These are theContinue reading “12 Joys of 2025”
Celebrating the Solstice & Embracing the Liminal
My new favorite word is liminal. Not only is “liminal” a lovely word to say and feel on the lips, reminding me a bit of that scene in Donnie Darko, about “cellar door” being the most beautiful combination of words in the English language, but I love its meaning too. My old red dictionary definesContinue reading “Celebrating the Solstice & Embracing the Liminal”
Carie Juettner 