by kimqi | Jan 6, 2024 | Hiking, Winter, Winter Hiking, YinYang, Seasons
I had dinner with a wise friend. We have known each other for a long time, and I feel free to speak from the heart. I was mentally stumbling and contorting logic in an attempt to explain a series of events. The truth is, I was trying to UNDERSTAND the outcome of said...
by kimqi | Dec 17, 2023 | Community, Covid, Illinois, Love, Sandwich Illinois
The picture is of my Holiday Card. I share it with the following thoughts: I suppose the idea starts with our friend Aaron, who secured a postal job with a song. It was during lockdown, and things were crazy. Writing a song and sending it to the federal government...
by kimqi | Nov 12, 2023 | YinYang, Seasons
Yesterday, I was walking around Siegler Lake at Big Rock Forest Preserve when I came upon a family. A little girl had a large black stuffed animal strapped to her back. “From behind, I thought you were a bear,” I joked. We laughed as I passed them. Then I cried. The...
by kimqi | Sep 24, 2023 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail
Yesterday, as I walked across the bridge at Croton Dam, I stopped and smiled at a fisherman. “My Dad caught a lot of fish here,” I said casually, not sure the fisherman would understand or want to engage. He responded with a huge smile. “I have been fishing here for...
by kimqi | May 23, 2023 | Big Rock, Hiking, Nature, Spring Hiking
LOOK AT THE FISH! If you ignore the ripples and the dazzling acrobat, this picture is just like the one I shared two weeks ago. Even as I leaned over the railing and lined up the shot, I wondered why I was interested in this subject. Again. So soon. I was...
