by Deryn | Sep 23, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Retirement, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
Desert in Utah A trip across the wide-open spaces and deserts of Utah and Arizona and the mountains and nature of Colorado helped to clear the patterns and cobwebs of old thoughts of the past year. Sometimes all we need to move forward is a fresh perspective. This... 
by Deryn | Sep 2, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Seasons of Life, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
San Juan River at Goose Neck – Utah I was reminded of a song by Bonzo Dog called the “Canyons of your Mind,” on a recent trip to Utah and Arizona. I was so inspired by the majesty and grandeur of God’s design in the raw. Creation at its best, where you can... 
by Deryn | Apr 30, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
Amazon Fores Photo by David Riaño Cortés on Pexels.com In welcoming you to my world this week I want to talk about the country I would most like to visit. I have always wanted to visit Brazil and see the Amazon. I have visited many countries in my lifetime, from the... 
by Deryn | Apr 28, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Social History, Travel
BY YON BONNIE BANKS AND YON BONNIE BRAES Loch Lomond Early in the morning I walked up to the nearest ‘Passing Place’ above Inversnaid hotel to enjoy the view across Loch Lomond and the forest where feral goats were grazing. I then explored the other side of the hotel... 
by Deryn | Mar 1, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions
At the end of a long, cold winter, I am really looking forward to spring. I am dreaming of the flower beds popping with color as the spring bulbs push their way through the cold soil to warmer days, assuring me that Spring is finally here. I was reminded on a webinar... 
by Deryn | Nov 28, 2020 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions
The trail It is not too difficult to find safe places to exercise and enjoy walking near the city, so we headed off to Fort Du Pont Park for a Sunday afternoon walk. The park is a wooded area in Washington DC on the site of an old Civil War fort designed as a defense...
