Category Archives: Reflections

Blizzard in the Labyrinth

Posted on March 26, 2018 by marionpatterson

Snow pellets stung like needles as the wind hurled the early spring blizzard at us.  Thirty-five mile an hour winds and temperatures hovering in the low 30s – not cold yet dangerous because of the ice it forms on roads, … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Harmony Labyrinth

Posted on December 7, 2017 by marionpatterson

This extended mild autumn weather saw us considering a fall burn of the prairie and the Phoenix Harmony Labyrinth.  November 29th was perfect and Rich along with Ben Stamats tackled the task while I taught. My before picture shows tall, … Continue reading →

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Sublime Summer Walk

Posted on August 6, 2017 by marionpatterson

How the Muscatine, IA, labyrinth touched me. Continue reading →

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Mercury in Retrograde, Maybe there is Something to It.

Posted on January 3, 2017 by marionpatterson

Computers and relationships have similarities.  They are shining examples of communication, are complicated and can be imperfect. Take computers.Things move along swimmingly for weeks then, like over the weekend, tasks I’ve done lots of times suddenly don’t work. My inclination is … Continue reading →

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Trimming Fall Seeds and Attitudes

Posted on November 5, 2016 by marionpatterson

The 1080 Laughing Labyrinth felt overwhelming this summer as the aggressive prairie grasses dominated over the more sublime domestic and native forbs.  Little mums hardly poked through the tangle. Daisies cowered under the intrusive tall grass. The sublime Bleeding Hearts … Continue reading →

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Abundance

Posted on July 2, 2016 by marionpatterson

Summer life in Iowa is abundant!  We can literally see and sometimes think we hear crops growing.  The landscape is a carpet of varied  greens – soybeans, corn, hay, oats. Moisture evaporates to form clouds, windmills pump water for livestock. … Continue reading →

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Alone and Together

Posted on November 4, 2014 by marionpatterson

Together we are alone. Alone we are together. While fussing about how to capture the feel of our recent Southwest Antiquities Tour, I took time to respond to an energy keepers’ prayer request.  After, way led on to way and I … Continue reading →

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“Peace” and “Life.”

Posted on August 23, 2014 by marionpatterson

The newest labyrinth in the Iowa City, Iowa, area. Continue reading →

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Mid-Summer Appreciation Walk – Experience the Experience

Posted on August 4, 2014 by marionpatterson

High Summer. Mid Summer Night’s Dream. Lammas – first harvest. Change Over. Stillness in the morning. Quiet calls at night. Thirteen pilgrims met on this mild August night to celebrate the fullness of summer, the half-way point between the summer solstice … Continue reading →

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Kabuki “NOH” play

Posted on July 17, 2014 by marionpatterson

“Reflection by Sharon Stewart (7/11/2014 – Unity Center CR) Labyrinth Experience – (Marion Patterson {of Winding Pathways also connected to} CR {Indian Creek} Nature Center) “Before walking the large labyrinth, I did a ‘finger-walk’ labyrinth on a small copy paper … Continue reading →

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