The song sparrow sings

In the tree peppered with sun

And her mate answers.

Art Prescription: Since my husband is busy with work, I ventured out alone on the Hillsborough River Walk. Hillsborough is a quaint town just 20 minutes from home.

Weaver Street, a local co-op grocery, was having a wine sale, so people were milling about tasting wine.

I was happy to walk quietly on the trail.

Solitude is a gift we in our technologically over-stimulated world often dismiss.

Chinese brush birds with chops: