June 29, 2015


Good morning!  A photo heavy post today, as I'm still a bit tired from the weekend.  Perfect weather--beautiful views--and yummy cherry pie.  What more could a girl ask for?!  I'm sharing William Stafford's poem "How to Regain Your Soul" today--I read it last week and thought it would be perfect after a visit to Door County.  I hope you enjoy it!


Come down Canyon Creek trail on a summer afternoon
that one place where the valley floor opens out. You will see
the white butterflies. Because of the way shadows
come off those vertical rocks in the west, there are
shafts of sunlight hitting the river and a deep
long purple gorge straight ahead. Put down your pack.



Above, air sighs the pines. It was this way
when Rome was clanging, when Troy was being built,
when campfires lighted caves. The white butterflies dance
by the thousands in the still sunshine. Suddenly, anything
could happen to you. Your soul pulls toward the canyon
and then shines back through the white wings to be you again.


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