Bayou Lady

   Some of the best kept secrets can be found in the garden. Each morning offers a new surprise whether in the form of baby birds, caterpill...

   Most of the time, "chasing butterflies" refers to attempting to do a pointless task or just frittering away time.  Then, there...

   Gardens are one of few places where you can find yourself while losing yourself.  It is hard to understand that if you are only exposed t...

   Somewhere down the line, Aunt Helen must have really made a great impression on me.  She had the ability to see beauty in even the most m...

   Sometimes when I view the photographs of the day's happenings, they bring back vivid memories of other times.  This morning, the risi...

   Early this morning as I sat on the pier, the only feeling I had was peace.  The sunrise, the patches of fog, the quietness...all created ...

   People often ask me why I cling to my little house here on the Bayou.  I have one answer...because it is HOME.  I find peace here.  This ...

   Lately, with the yard cleanup taking place mainly in the back part of the property, the Small Gardens have run amok with new growth.  I h...

  I often wonder about the logic of things.  Is there always a certain method...a precise order...a definite logic behind everything or are ...

  I often claim that my predawn time on the end of the pier is my escape.  I can meditate, ready my mind and body for the day's chores a...

   I often speak of the "golden glow" of the water during some sunrises.  The entire Bay and Bayou appear to be afire with the ref...

   This time of year finds us either having beautiful sunrises that turn the waters a lovely, shimmery golden hue or fog so thick that you c...

  As is my habit, I was up before the sun even thought about peeping over the pines on the far side of the Bayou. This is "me time...

   As usual, I headed to the pier before dawn to get a "catch" of my sanity.  It seems that time spent there watching the sunrise ...

  Not too long ago, I was telling my doctor that I rise before the sun and spend those early moments preparing for the day.  He asked what I...

   When you sit on the pier at the crack of dawn, it gives you plenty of uninterrupted time to ponder things.  Once again, the eastern sky d...

   Life has been tiring for the past few years.  It seems as soon as one thing is settled, something else is thrown in the works and the tur...

   Mom used to have some funny little sayings that would fit perfectly for the moment.  I think this is something she must have picked up fr...

   After a pretty much sleepless night due to the foster kitten, my day started at a little before 4am.  The kitten wanted breakfast and I w...

   On a whim, I bought some simple, colored cellophane and "stained" the window panes in the front doors.  The large, old french d...