by Natalie Ogbourne | Mar 3, 2015 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
There is a time for everything. I know this. I believe it. The thing is, when a sliver of life overwhelms me, I forget it. I tend to operate on the assumption that whatever is going on in my life–good or bad, joy or sorrow–will last forever. The seasons,...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Dec 2, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Fall is days from turning in its papers for the year but between the early sticking snows and arctic blast I nearly missed it. And not only its existence–I almost missed its gifts. Fall is my favorite season but it just didn’t look like its typical self...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Aug 12, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
I planned to watch this year. Maybe it was lack of competition from central air units, but this summer’s been all about sound. Here’s a baker’s dozen of my favorites: “Goin’ out!” followed by the banging of a door Frogs. Oh, how I...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Jul 1, 2014 | Pondering Life Outside
Morning is quiet again. Sort of. The distant whine is gone and when I step out on my deck, birds are all I hear. The cicadas started early this summer–not the usual ones, not the dog day ones, not the ones that make me sad. These were the Magicicada Brood III,...
by Natalie Ogbourne | May 15, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Bird song mingled with the rumbles of highway trucks. The force of green marching through the woods toward the house. Pastures dotted with red and black cattle and frolicsome calves on the hills. The sound of a sudden rain–the kind that starts out like it means...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Apr 3, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Sometimes the road curves. Some are gentle, bends visible from a long way off. Others stop my heart when their convoluted curve-ahead sign pops into view as I cruise along, a distracted driver relying too heavily on auto-pilot. Three mornings into April, the road...