Breeze on my Skin: Mississippi River

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Reflections on the Mississippi, Close to Home

One of my river walks in June along the Mississippi River in Winona.

This whole group of vultures were sunning in the morning light. Sorry to disturb you.
It was so amazing to see so many on the bank.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Now the Green Is Here: Reflections on the Mississippi River

The bluffs are green. These photos are early June. I've finished a year of teaching art and to celebrate such a grand accomplishment, Bob and I are paddling the backwaters of the Mississippi River in our kayaks.

After paddling we stopped for a picnic.

Sand and sticks and sky

A breath of fresh air.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Reflections on the Mississippi River

My life has had the dial turned up for speed lately. I'm going to do a three part series on Breeze on my Skin about the river to calm my racing heart and remind me that the seasons turn. These last days before Autumn, I'm savoring lovely times along the Mississippi River.

Can you sense that something is just beginning or just ending? I had to look at these images closely to see what was really going on here. And I checked the date. Check out the spareness on the bluff in the background. Check out the soft green blush on the trees. It is April 18, 2017. A cool spring we had this year, and the trees are just getting their leaves.

The bluffs look like an animal's back bone at this time of the year. The sky and the river are nearly the same color.

Keep on walking. April 18th, five months ago and the earth was just waking up for growth. Lots of changes. Time sure is fleeting. If I think about five months into the future, it will be February. Past the autumn, past the holidays, with days getting longer again. This reminder helps we not feel so low about the darker days. They will pass too. We live in the land of beautiful seasons along the Mississippi River. And there is great hope in that beauty.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Musing in August

The morning light over the Mississippi river today was so lovely. The sun was up, a bit hidden behind some clouds and creating this pink light. The breeze was blowing and the birds seemed to be delighting in the air and light as well.

Movement is one of the things that feeds my being. Lately, in my Nia classes, we've been dancing a routine called Deep Dive created by Winalee Zeeb. It is all about flow and water as life.

Here's part of the path that I walk or I run. I'm playing with the idea of running. I remember how much fun it was as a kid. Now, it is more a half hearted attempt. I love to take pictures along the way and stop and feel the breeze or look at the water. Maybe it is really a whole hearted way to walk/run.

I walk off the dike, passed the marina, and then on Hamilton. It is being upgraded and I've feared for my friend's flowers on the corner of Hamilton and 4th. She was so brave and talked with the construction people and told them that these flowers were from her mother and her grandmother and give many people great joy. They agreed to work with her. She moved some flowers and they moved carefully on her boulevard.

It rained last night and the leaves were filled with water. When the breeze blew, it sent a little blessing all over me and the land. I breathe in the day and I'm grateful.

Friday, July 14, 2017

River Walks

Mississippi River Walk near Bud King Ice Arena

July 6, 2017, it is hot.

July 3, Morning light

All times of the day and evening

July 1, 2017

June 30, 2017 On the Winona Bridge after Barre class at 7:00am

Views of the Mississippi River on the Mississippi. Photo credit: Bob Stuber

Thursday, December 29, 2016

River Walk in all Kinds of Weather

I've been walking to the river often to see the changes in the river landscape. And I realized that I could do it in the winter too.

December 29, 2016