The Life of Nature presses on, as we earthbound bipeds struggle with disease, death and what tomorrow may bring … […]
Nature Goes On
Some photos of neighbors–past and present–going about their wild business. Couldn’t get any pictures of the microscopic critters that are […]
The Greatest Story Not Yet Told
This essay was published last year on Patheos. The Greatest Story Not Yet Told “Maybe we can resurrect the essentials […]
Who’s a Better Parent than God?
Having raised a daughter and observed parents do all kinds of “interesting” parenting over the years, I have a few […]
Spring in our Steps
Winter fades on the trail behind, as Spring opens on the trail ahead. Interesting explanation of the Early Equinox here: […]
We Are Wilderness: John Muir
In these fearfully uncertain times, when “self-isolating” and “social distancing” send us into defensive self-protection, the wise and wild words […]
In Fearful Times. . .
I wrote this for my weekly column, but decided to post it here for, perhaps, wider reading. Fear, Faith and Freethinking […]
Feeling Knotty
Here in Western North Carolina the mountains and forests are tied up in twisted trails, branches, roots and vines. Nature […]
Thinking the Unthinkable
Before I emerged from a “spiritual” worldview, I couldn’t imagine there was no spiritual reality. I certainly would never think […]
Poem of Early Spring
Poem of Early Spring Doors are open Winter left, apparently, by appearances Before a wedding I officiated the groom’s younger […]
Childlike Faith
How people face tragedy says so much about how they were raised and taught what faith means and how to […]
Contentment
Now and then I post a poem–or hang a poem on this post. This one was composed, composted, in one […]