Ten years after my last cherry blossom post, I revisited Long Island’s Farmingdale Gardens in 2025 to capture the quiet beauty of sakura. This spring, I filmed two cherry blossom trees in full bloom at the Teaching Gardens of Farmingdale State College, a hidden gem known for its horticulture program. No crowds, just the soft Read More

It only took me about nine months to break down and get another cat. That’s what I told myself when a coworker talked me onto a purring tabby cradled in my arms. Nine months—long enough to grow a human, apparently just long enough for me to realize I couldn’t keep living in a house that Read More

Today, my home feels quieter, emptier, and a little less alive. After 14 wonderful years, I had to say goodbye to my cat—my loyal companion, my shadow, my little source of comfort through life’s ups and downs. It’s hard to put into words what this loss feels like, but if you’ve ever loved a pet, Read More

Mountains have a way of shutting out the world, and a stream running through them seals the deal. Last weekend, I hiked up a rough trail and found one—a steady flow of water threading between the peaks, rocks lining its path. I sat on a flat stone by the edge, the air cool and damp, Read More

  “They have expended so much cleverness in a futile effort to channel and confine human consciousness into darkness. Don’t let them – we are the light”. Source: What Are You? What Are You Really? – coreysdigs.com “We are made in God’s image and have within us a microcosm the same forces, aspects of our Read More