Spring – Vicki Dobbs

Everything is Coming Up Green

Vicki — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:00:35 +0000

“To Plant a Garden is to believe in tomorrow.” ~Audrey Hepburn It has been raining here in Central California off and on for about a week and everything is turning green. All across the vistas surrounding where I live, are hills of green, the hint of blossoms, and a sneak peek at the coming leaves.… Read More »

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When the Wind Whispers, Will You Listen?

Vicki — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:32:05 +0000

There is a Proverb of unknown origin, that is attributed to Native Americans. Perhaps this is the language of the Wind? “Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks. Listen to your heart, it knows.” A Buddhist seeing the new flowers on a cherry tree, might share with you that “as… Read More »

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Somewhere between Taxes and the Whispering Cottonwood Trees

Vicki — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:24:11 +0000

Somewhere between Taxes and the Whispering Cottonwood Trees A peacock sings down the road as the sun sets on a beautiful Spring evening, gentle breezes blowing papers about the desk when I left the door in the office open. Tomorrow it is supposed to be 85 and Thursday 95 degrees hot, leaving the newly leaved… Read More »

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In the Sweetness of Silence

Vicki — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:41:46 +0000

In the Sweetness of Silence Have you ever been graced by the beauty and majesty of a butterfly? Most of us have seen them, some have captured them as children and then released them to watch them fly away. But have you ever visited a butterfly sanctuary, sat in the midst of all that fluttering… Read More »

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The Sweet Sounds of Spring

Vicki — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 03:00:43 +0000

The Sweet Sounds of Spring I flew! Yep – short jumper flight just an hour and a half, but I flew. First time since 2018. I couldn’t believe it has been so long but the thought of a ten-hour drive with gas prices going up at every stop along the way, had me feeling a… Read More »

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The Path Ahead

Vicki — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:00:16 +0000

The Path Ahead It isn’t always the straight and narrow that gets you to your destination. If you have fallen off your goal path, or missed the path to your dream all together, why not give yourself permission to walk a wider, winding one? It may not be the fastest way to get to your… Read More »

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