summer garden

“Awakening,” November 2016

holly, “Savannah,” The National Garden, United States Botanic Garden

dim sum, Wheaton, Maryland

community concert, Charlottesville, Virginia

food for the hungry

Jump Mountain Vineyard, Rockbridge Baths, Virginia

birds

*Even though (some days, at least) I think the world is beautiful does not mean I am unaware of the challenges facing our country. I will continue to shelve food at the food bank, help 4th graders learn about the local watershed, and garden organically. It’s time for me to renew my membership to the National Museum of the American Indian, and to donate again to the ACLU.  I believe in the the Constitution (I actually studied it in high school,  as an undergraduate, and in graduate school), including the entire Bill of Rights. I am earnest. I am strong. I believe in the rule of law and in tolerance. I told you before that I didn’t like strife.  I still don’t, but I will speak when I need to speak.