Great Horned Owl in Bemis Woods
…reflections on being here…
Here. Now. Here. Now. this has been a mantra I've carried for years, and one I carry today as I trudge through the heaviest snow we've had all year. This is what I've been waiting for - a thick blanket of snow to cover these trails and woods and for me to... Continue Reading →
Family, Friends, and Community
One of my goals, in addition to expanding my own knowledge, awareness, and connection with the natural spaces around me, is to find ways to help kids and families build similar connections themselves. Fortunately, I have a strong and willing community of parents that understand the value of getting out there and spending... Continue Reading →
on the Narratives of Bridges and Kingfishers
All stories are interpretations, and history is no different. Every step I've taken in my coming and going within this plane of existence rests upon my own interpretations of experience and the collective interpretations that we call reality. It's all part of some grand narrative, where we make it up as we go along. We... Continue Reading →
The birds may sing their presence, the squirrels may chatter, and my breath may blow steadily across this landscape, but all of these songs and motions bespeak a profound silence, a deep collecting of all time where the songs, the words, and the breath hold still, cupped gently in the hands of God. This is... Continue Reading →
What a Day!..and the Irony of it All
Last Saturday was the first substantial snowfall that we've had all season. To herald the occasion, I was out of bed by 5AM, shoveling the sidewalk by 5:20 or so, and on the road by 6:30. I would have left much earlier, but you can't get into the preserves earlier than dawn, and the sun... Continue Reading →
so..so cold
Sticking with the program, I have been out on a number of excursions into the cold, cold winter woods. There has been no snow, which is a drag, because I was really hoping to get some idyllic snowy shots this winter...but alas, it's either not cold enough to snow..so it rains, or it's bone dry... Continue Reading →
"The things that we love tell us what we are." - Thomas Merton - _______________________________ What is it then that you love? What is it that compels you? And does it compel you to goodness, to the bringing of some light into this world? Or to the taking away, the hoarding and sequester of what... Continue Reading →
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