Category Archives: Mother Nature

My Talking Trees

Posted on June 24, 2022 by maryannniemczura

When I peruse my garden flowers, bushes, and trees, it is almost as if we communicate with one another. So much beauty to behold in nature. Therapy. As if on cue, I spy a new color and hear the rustle … Continue reading →

Posted in chipmunk, Mother Nature, talking trees, therapy | Tagged apple trees, birdhouse, rabbit, roses | 14 Comments

Mother Nature’s Calendar

Posted on September 24, 2021 by maryannniemczura

The calendar said it was the first day of Autumn this week. Signs abound in our neck of the woods. Colorful leaves on the neighbor’s sugar maple. Buds are about to open on our Montauk daisies. Apples keep falling off … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Autumn Leaves, baskets of apples, cold front, Montauk daisies, Mother Nature | Tagged Canada geese, collards, colorful leaves, sugar maple trees, whirlwinds | 17 Comments

This and That

Posted on July 30, 2021 by maryannniemczura

Life is good; life is wonderful. New neighbors are moving in. A new puppy is trying its walking legs. All wobbly, floppy. Here and there when it walks. Circled around my legs and licked my hand this morning. Conversations of … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens, life, Montauk daisies, Mother Nature, music, neighbors, this and that | Tagged Ave Maria, birds, herb gardens, Maine, Montauk daisies | 12 Comments

An Invitation to Meander

Posted on June 11, 2021 by maryannniemczura

Sometimes the imagination flows freely and creativity flows easily. Other times the writer’s block tries to call a halt! Those are the times that Mother Nature is there in response. Today I invite my readers to meander through colorful gardens. … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens, meanderings, Mother Nature, poetry, writer's block | Tagged birds, body of water, reality check, sunset, trees, walking | 8 Comments

Mother Nature’s Sense of Humor

Posted on April 2, 2021 by maryannniemczura

Mother Nature provided us an April Fool’s joke. Spring snow. That is Upstate New York. Our daffodils shivered in the cold, windy garden. Tis’ Easter season with ladies wearing their finery and Easter bonnets of all colors decorated with flowers. … Continue reading →

Posted in April snow, Easter finery, hope, Mother Nature, sense of humor | Tagged customs and traditions, Easter bonnets, forsythia, lilacs, plastic eggs on apple tree, Upstate New York | 16 Comments

Blustery Winds Howl!

Posted on January 29, 2021 by maryannniemczura

Blustery winds emit long plaintive cries during the night as snow swirls across the landscape. Mother Nature boasts her strength once again. Chilly arctic air. The critters have scurried for shelter. Left behind a bevy of tracks in the sn0w. … Continue reading →

Posted in blustery winds, Mother Nature, snow | Tagged arctic air mass, four seasons, snow blanket, tracks | 12 Comments

Hope Sustains, Hope Remains

Posted on April 10, 2020 by maryannniemczura

Even as snow covers the ground, there is hope of spring -it will finally arrive. Rampant, worldwide pandemic affects all of us; yet, there is hope, HOPE. Look into the eyes of a child anticipating gifts for birthdays and … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, faith, Good Friday, hope, Mother Nature, pandemic | Tagged birds, cure, faith, flowers, Mother Nature, tree buds, worldwide virus | 31 Comments

The Morning Hours

Posted on September 15, 2017 by maryannniemczura

It seems that early fall days provide beautiful sunrises and stunning sunsets. Our daughter has seen lovely ones on the beach at Southampton, New York, on Long Island. We privately celebrate the colorful brush strokes of many hues. Hurricane season … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes, morning hours, Mother Nature, prayer for those in need, sunrises and sunsets, tropical storms | Tagged comfort, grateful, grief, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Sandy, Long Island, memories, Southampton, tropical storm Jose, trust | 14 Comments

Hush Now! Listen!

Posted on October 28, 2016 by maryannniemczura

Hush Now! Listen! Exuberantly Mother Nature attempts to lure and entice us with meandering mountain streams and brooks. Comforting sounds to our ears. The creatures in tropical climates offer varied sights and music to our ears. Gazing at soothing colors … Continue reading →

Posted in butterflies, Costa Rica, hummingbird, Mother Nature, music | Tagged brooks, butterflies, hummingbirds, Mother Nature, moths, mountain streams, solitary moments, soul, tropical climates | 17 Comments

On Hurricanes and Drills

Posted on October 7, 2016 by maryannniemczura

Natural disasters: we read about and view them almost daily. Now enter Matthew. No, not a family member, but one shared by several of our family members. It’s a hurricane unleashed by Mother Nature as if informing us of her wrath … Continue reading →

Posted in drills, Hurricane Matthew, Mother Nature | Tagged drills, enjoyment of four seasons, gypsy life, hurricanes, Mother Nature, preparations, weather forecasts | 6 Comments