In this month of June, we’ll be journeying across the country to visit close family and friends who often seem very far away.

Leaving our nest in the Blue Ridge Mountains to go West is exciting, and challenging (I’m not much for flying, so I’m keeping “Fly Like an Eagle” in my head, and the thought of all the years my mother traveled the world. . .a great inspiration!).

“Highland Views” columns will continue to appear each week in the Asheville Citizen-Times (I’ll post them here when I return).

Here are upcoming titles:

Is it Wise to Neglect the Pursuit of Wisdom?

Urban Ecology, Suburban Theology and Wild Beliefs

Mercy! Power, Pity and Public Pleas

Have a Nature-inspired June!