Come Walk with Me
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A shaggy fungus beside a fallen log, with the toe of my hiking boot for scale. Yes, that’s my boot in the corner. I left it in the picture because I wanted you to see how big this shaggy thing was. After looking out across Lake Almanor and up through the trees at home, here was something that made me stop and look right at my feet. Whenever I go to Quincy to visit my fairy goddaughters, I like to make a little side trip to Lake Almanor. Their grandma was my college classmate.

There’s something about seeing that flag in the sunlight among the redwoods that makes me want to stop for a minute. To my family, friends and neighbors who have served, and to the veterans I may never meet: Thank You for the years you gave and for all you were asked to do. I’m thinking of you today with deepest gratitude. #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans #ThankUio

Sunlight on the trunk of a tree beside my meditation rock. I took this picture looking up, and that stripe of sunlight on the trunk is what I wanted to keep. I’d come home from Quincy with stories I was eager to tell and a head that could use a little quiet. My meditation rock is where I go when I need a few minutes to let the trip catch up with me. Whenever I go to Quincy to visit my fairy goddaughters, I like to make a little side trip to Lake Almanor. Their grandma was my