MerMae Wanders

Coastal rambles, fog-lit errands, and quiet wildlife.
Writing from the middle of the walk.
Some things are better noticed slowly.

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

I wasn't watching the water
until someone passed through it
🌊

which is saying something

because I'd spent the previous several minutes

carefully navigating what appeared to be

an extremely successful goose convention ...

As you can see, the geese 🪿

had left strong evidence
that they had arrived first 😉

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@ChrisandOla that's exactly their strategy

arrive cute

grow confident

take over the waterfront 🌊🪿😄

I suspect the goslings are the entire reason the adults get away with so much

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

I wasn't watching the water
until someone passed through it
🌊

which is saying something

because I'd spent the previous several minutes

carefully navigating what appeared to be

an extremely successful goose convention ...

As you can see, the geese 🪿

had left strong evidence
that they had arrived first 😉

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@ChrisandOla I like the geese just fine, Chris

it's their enthusiasm for leaving souvenirs everywhere that challenges the friendship 😄

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@TeslaTakesOver gardens seem to know exactly how to convince us to stay awhile 🌊💙

Enjoy your bliss

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@ChrisandOla the eagle, the torch, the skyline...

lots of symbolism packed into one sketch 🌊🤍

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@abhiyogi it looks as though the lamp agreed to cover the evening shift 🌊😄

night night Yogi

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@ModernDad @CoachDanGo history books left out the kettlebell chapter 🌊😂

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@MarsHomestead understanding someone's story can create compassion

but it doesn't change what repeatedly arrives at the door 🤍

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@TXSunriseSage that's how it always seems to happen

one unexpected discovery and suddenly you're looking a little closer at everything 🤍

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

the geese had their meeting

the kayaker had his crossing

and I had my reminder

🌊

everyone seemed to know
exactly where they were supposed to be

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@NicoleZierer Nicole, that's one of my Soundings 🌊🤍

I write the lyrics first

then give them a voice, my voice

so they're part poem, part song, and part wandering 😄

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

Sometimes ...

it isn't the valuable things

just the shoreline
the bench
the coffee shop
the stretch of air

that remembers who we were there
🌊🎶

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@NicoleZierer every once in a while a photograph arrives with absolutely no interest in supporting my self-control 🌊🍔🤍

Nicole, this is exactly the kind of meal that makes me start thinking about onion rings before it's even lunchtime 😅

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@MarsHomestead isn't it funny how one unexpected afternoon can change the shape of an entire summer 🌊🤍

Oh, you know I'm staying tuned in for sure.

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@TXSunriseSage thank you. TxSunriseSage

it's one of my favorite corners when the day begins to quiet down 🌊

sometimes a lamp, a cup of tea, and a little stillness are all the scenery I need 🤍

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

some days

the wandering happens
out in the world
🌊

and some days

it happens between
a lamp
a cup of tea

and a room
finally growing quiet

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@TXSunriseSage thank you 🌊🤍

it's been a lovely start so far

and your West Texas moments have added a little extra sunshine to my timeline 🌻

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

good morning

I wandered into June
the same way I wander into most things
🌊

slowly

looking around

and grateful to be here

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@unkonfined Yes, Unk ... there comes a point where preserving your inner weather becomes more important than changing someone else's 🌊🤍

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@KSJ_Kreative I saw the pig immediately 😄🌊

although now I'm wondering if he knew he was being observed from Texas ... and now the northeast coast 🤍

[MerMae Wanders @MerMaeWanders]

@AunySillyMe I love this, Auny 💛

some seasons teach us how to endure; others remind us how to begin again 🌊

"the week is a canvas, not a cage" ... now that's a line worth carrying into June.