Patrick Kelly
Wild About Utah Contributor-
"Regardless, as I dream of spring and the chlorophyll which shall abound like a shoot from that onion you forgot about in the back of the pantry, I find eager joy in the challenges I am to face as much as the possibilities in their being overcome." -
One of the greatest magics of these late autumn evenings is that of midges, gnats, flies, mosquitoes and bugs that flitter about in the humble stratosphere of their world between the intermittent cold snaps.
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This world, this here, this beautiful now, I choose and choose nowhere else, because today I see beavers, and grasshoppers, and eagles and get to wonder when the ducks will again fly south.
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As your summer progresses and perhaps you find yourself in need of a sigh of relief from woe, leave your flashlights, glowing rectangles and worries inside.
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A few weeks ago, while brushing my teeth for the evening, I spotted a small spider. They're about 1/4 the size of a raisin — and my new roommate.
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Patrick Kelly celebrates spring and dandelions with a poem.
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No matter which draw you choose, even if none at all, every day a new surprise awaits for patient and keen eyes: the raptures of such a season of renewal, emergence and life.
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What does gratitude look like in the waning days of another rickety winter?
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On difficult winter days, find a book, have a slow down, drink something hot, warm, or neat and gather yourself to the sun.
