The Gift of Ben

I don’t look at pictures often. I assume it is a survival tactic. We haven’t put pictures of Ben around our new house yet, and I don’t carry one in my wallet. They cut to the core. When I break down and look through iPhoto, I smell him, feel his soft, innocent skin and curly blond hair, […]

Chiseled mountains, worn thin and strong, by rivulets of yesterday’s rain; speckled rocks beneath our feet, glistening with memories, earthy and jagged. Our bodies move in unison with one shadow to hide the secrets of Silence, only breathing. And magpies soaring above, crying. Prominent red rocks lie contemplative in the distance, emanating an energy from […]

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby  After several weeks of torrential downpours, thunderstorms, hail and even snow, I awoke […]

I halfheartedly pulled myself out of bed early this morning to hike/run the Manitou Incline with a good friend. The Incline has become a famous local challenge – something you have to try once,  and you can wear as a badge of honor, if you conquer it. Athletes love to compare times, since it’s a great test of your fitness and mental determination. […]