Move in day was last Friday. Well, technically, I suppose it turned out only to be move out day. At 7am, we picked up the truck, only to realize it was too small. I don’t know who from the UHaul website decided that a 3 bedroom house could fit into a 17′ truck, but it definitely wasn’t [...]
Posts Tagged ‘weather’
24 Sep
Autumn
One of my favorite parts of our Utah trip was being able to be present to the onset of autumn. The southern part of the state had just begun to see its early nights of frost, especially in the higher elevations (this was taken at around 9,000 feet). It seemed a sacred thing to be present [...]
31 Aug
The Wrath of Creation
Rob and I spent a weekend in retreat, but we couldn’t escape the major news of the area: a fire that, at this point, has consumed over 85,000 acres. Here’s the Saturday evening view from my parents’ house, about thirty miles from the closest point (to them) of the fire:
Apparently this fire is so strong [...]
26 Jul
“I hear the rolling thunder…”
“…Thy power throughout the universe displayed…”
I love weather. I just can’t help it. It brings out the little child from within me and I squeal like I was 5 years old.
We have been blessed this week with some pretty awesome thunderstorms. Thunderstorms, to me, are among my favorite of the extreme weather occurrences. I think [...]
Just a joyful Catholic girl trying to live as simply and consciously and gratefully as possible in this beautiful, amazing world...and bringing as many as possible along for the ride.