by Marta Wheeler | Mar 2, 2021 | Marta Blog
Keep watch over the snow as the mass safeguarding both countryside and waters shrinks away with the sunshine of each day. As spring emerges, note the fragile slips of daffodils and tulips, crocus, and grape hyacinths promising to grace earth with blooms. Echo the...
by Marta Wheeler | Feb 23, 2021 | Marta Blog
A feeling of expectancy fills the air as hundreds of people stream into the fields ahead. Bright sunshine reflects the dew on verdant grasses and fragrant flowers stitched into the meadow. Just over the next hill a platform comes into view where an enthusiastic...
by Marta Wheeler | Feb 16, 2021 | Marta Blog
Log splitting, snow scooping paper shredding, line sinking lap swimming, wool spinning song singing, stone clinging weed pulling, vacuum pushing chord playing, kitten petting hammer pounding, dirt digging dog chasing, country driving distance running, twirl dancing...
by Marta Wheeler | Feb 9, 2021 | Marta Blog
In the weather forecaster’s admonition we hunker down safely under two covers at least breathing into our cuppa tea while the polar vortex hunkers down on the Midwest. Crossing any threshold doesn’t cross my mind while hearing tires spinning and brakes...
by Marta Wheeler | Feb 3, 2021 | Marta Blog
Driving between the painted lines on the old tree lined highway lead us back to our hometown where everybody knows our name and welcomes us as they think we are. Following jagged lines of carts in the market lead us to cheery faced checkers and helpful sackers of...
by Marta Wheeler | Jan 27, 2021 | Marta Blog
We’ve escaped the enclosed Zoom room in which we’ve become accustomed to seeing each other from afar. On this Sunday afternoon we meet at nearby Mahoney State Park standing near, masked face to masked face. Pausing at the side of the rink expecting to see...