Halloween with Jack and Spec
Check out more of Jack's cartoons at my Redbubble store and share Jack Gifs from Giphy.com.
top of page
All the Wonders
betharichardson
Oct 17, 20131 min
Spec's Early Morning Haiku
Spec cries out his morning song and Jack wonders why he is up so early. Check out more of Jack's cartoons at my Redbubble store and...
2 views0 comments
betharichardson
Oct 14, 20131 min
Early morning haiku
Early morning walk Pink clouds float across the sky Come hope, come life, come
3 views0 comments
betharichardson
Oct 3, 20131 min
Kayak Meditation
Early morning quiet time Clouds float, still water Birds singing, kayak prayer, peace
0 views0 comments
betharichardson
May 7, 20131 min
A Certain Beauty
There is a certain beauty to a foggy morning. The trees framed in soft light against the sky. The peony shut tight against the dampness...
2 views0 comments
betharichardson
Sep 26, 20122 min
Jack and the Squeaky Toy Challenge
Jack and I are taking a Level 1 Obedience class at the Nashville Dog Training Club. We are halfway through the class of eight weeks....
0 views0 comments
betharichardson
Sep 7, 20121 min
Jack Learns to Read
Jack took up some new hobbies this summer. The one he's enjoying the most is reading. He's working his way through all the greatest dog...
0 views0 comments
betharichardson
Jul 10, 20122 min
Bird Friends at the Cabin
Since late April I have enjoyed keeping an eye on the Cornel Lab of Ornithology's the live web cam of the nest of a pair of Great Blue...
1 view0 comments
betharichardson
Jul 4, 20121 min
Grandpa Tom Becomes a Citizen
Grandpa Tom came to the U.S. when he was ten years old. Because his family arrived in the chaos of the United State's entry into World...
4 views0 comments
betharichardson
Jun 20, 20121 min
Pine Cone Memories
I saw this pine cone on a walk yesterday near the Colorado cabin where I'm vacationing. I've been coming to this cabin all my life....
3 views0 comments
betharichardson
Apr 19, 20121 min
Morning Haiku
We greet the morning Fresh and new the day begins Grant us your presence
0 views0 comments
betharichardson
Dec 12, 20111 min
Prayer for Dad
My dad (Charles H. Richardson) passed away at 9:53 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7. I was on my way to the airport to fly to Oklahoma. I...
3 views0 comments
betharichardson
Dec 3, 20111 min
Jack's Babysitting Job
Jack's friend, Tracy, called early this week to say that she had a job for Jack. Tracy needed help with Sammy the maltipoo puppy who was...
3 views0 comments
betharichardson
Nov 22, 20111 min
Jack and the Windy Day
Jack does not like windy days. There are strange noises. Leaves start chasing you down the street for no good reason. And Very Scary...
5 views0 comments
betharichardson
Nov 8, 20111 min
Morning Psalm
To you I lift up my eyes, you who are enthroned in the heavens. - Psalm 123:1 (NRSV)
0 views0 comments
betharichardson
Jun 3, 20112 min
Jack's Week at Camp Tracy
I recently went out of town on a trip, so Jack (and Spec) got to go to Tracy's house for a week. Her house is much more fun than his at...
1 view0 comments
betharichardson
Aug 24, 20102 min
The Keeper
This was my first-ever published writing -- in the "Patterns" issue of alive now! J/F 1985. I wrote this following my mom's last trip to...
1 view0 comments
betharichardson
Aug 4, 20102 min
Whispers of Guidance
This week I paged the January/February 2011 issue of Alive Now. "Paging an issue" is when the editor sits down with all the potential...
1 view0 comments
betharichardson
Jul 13, 20103 min
Caring without Numbing
The earth seems to be in great chaos -- shootings, wars, earthquakes, hurricanes, oil spills, floods, tornadoes. As we follow story after...
2 views0 comments
betharichardson
Jun 20, 20101 min
Where Is Home?
Perhaps it's because of my dad's decline into Alzheimer's, but my return to the family cabin is especially powerful this year. It is like...
1 view0 comments