Ruth stood in the middle of a botanical garden surrounded by eight-foot-high walls of stone. A prism of stunning colors created by ultraviolet and polarized light probed her eye’s ommatidia. Hues of unimaginable beauty ignited her sense of taste. Why—how could sight affect her palate? Something moved or landed on her back. Turning, Ruth realized ...

In the last few months, the entire world has been on pause. Writing this from my home office, I can say that there are things I miss, and things I don’t miss. I was unemployed and working on my own entrepreneurial goals when the pandemic of 2020 hit. I do not qualify for any financial ...

November 3 Dear Sofia, When I saw you standing at the ship’s railing that morning, watching the sunrise on the horizon, I couldn’t move. Captivated. That’s the word that describes the emotion that settled over me. Yet it is inadequate. At once I was enthralled, bewitched, mesmerized, enamored, and desperate. Yes, desperate to enter your ...

Butterflies are such beautiful creatures, but what does it mean when you see different colors of this creature or even just see them around you in your everyday life?  The life cycle of a butterfly in itself is almost magical, and they are so graceful and beautiful. They are the representative of nature in a ...