Spring is coming . . .

Spring is slowly getting here. We did not have much snow this winter (it all went south to my family & friends in NJ). It was strange to see bare ground in March.  Our house faces west and we see beautiful sunsets. The first picture is of the house across the street.

My tiny little windflowers came up already. We cleared the ground in my vegetable garden, put up the fence (to keep out the neighborhood cats) and I saw some scallions coming up. I bought more onion sets to plant in April.  Last weekend was a delightful preview, but it's cold again today. I'm looking forward to Passover next week and to the month of April. Happy holidays to all.

Cards, Prints & Art by Linda

Setting up a new web page (an actual internet store) has been quite a challenge. Joe & I tested it out and it works! Please let me know if you find any glitches. I am new at this and would like to correct problems quickly. Readers, thanks for your comments. I have not had any time to write or create new art in the past few weeks, so I hope to get back to that soon. Meanwhile, spring is coming and we have lots of yard cleanup to do from the big windstorm. Happy spring.

If you click on the title above, it will take you to the store. The actual web address: http://www.lindafeinberg.com/

windstorm

breathe

move through the cold,

the dark, power out

wind howling outside

grab flashlight

silence the chirping alarms

breathe

snuggled under the quilts

warm with my hot flashes

wearing long johns,

socks and sweatshirt

cold nose tonight

breathe

God exhaled

and breathed Adam to life

“Ruach Elohim”

light had already been created

when Adam drew his first breath

not cold or dark then

breathe

can’t sleep

the windstorm outside

and the mindstorm inside

flow together

breath by breath

inhale, exhale

mind jumping

from thought to thought

image to image

no peace

no answers

no freedom

no messiah

some search

to connect

to belong

to know why we are here

is this all there is?

religions have answers

but no one size fits all

each one claims to be true

if you accept one

you reject another

can we live with questions

that have no answers?

do we live with answers

that have no questions?

breathe

© 2010 Linda H. Feinberg

Windstorm last week

Just some photos of the damage from the windstorm last week. I have a few more to post later. I'm off to a web seminar in a few minutes. Thankfully our house was spared, but we have lots of branches to clean up in our yard. We were without power for 2 days.

Reflections

Photo by Dina Freedman - Salt Lake City. My daughter is a meteorologist and likes to take photos of clouds. I thought this one was beautiful.

I have had no time to post while catching up on my work. Today is finally a little calmer. The windstorm we had last week left us without power for two days. I didn't mind the cold, but missed the light. Dina is sending us headlamps for the next time. Reading by candlelight is not fun.

I also thought about the windstorm outside, lots of damaged trees, and the windstorm inside my mind. I think there is a poem in there somewhere. It just needs to percolate a bit more.