My essay “Nature’s Church, Synagogue, Mosque, Temple, Classroom” was published in Pantheist Vision (Summer 2024). An excerpt. . . If […]
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One-Wing Wasp
Ever feel like a wasp with one-wing? Grounded. Unable to fly. Walking aimlessly as if lost. Another sad, but perhaps […]
Enlightening Bug
People travel from all over the world to see “our” lightning bugs (“fireflies”). Not so sure folks would do that […]
One Species, Many Species
Species spied by one set of eyes, in one “Rose of Sharon” tree-bush: (keep in mind: this is one bush, […]
Bee, Ant, Me
Out in the Classroom this afternoon (the one under the sycamore shading me from the summer sun, where I look […]
Wild at the Door
Over five years ago I cleared the patio of furniture and took away most plants, letting the area go a […]
Above us, only Sky
This week’s column, landing on Earth Day, beckons us to respect not only the earth and ocean, but the “heavens” […]
Bubbles
Ideas are a lot like bubbles. Beliefs too? How about human societies? I have an endless fascination with these flowing […]
Common Good
A bit of wit and wisdom gleaned from Nick Offerman’s “Where the Deer and the Antelope Play”: “Let’s own the […]
Earth Country
It seems appropriate to post this song in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Also, my newspaper column this week has […]
Beauty Fly
Saw this tiny fly on leaves after a late spring rain. According to NC State Entomology, it’s a Dolichopodid Fly. […]
Journey across a Nation of Nature
Five years ago this month, Carol and I drove across the land known as America. From San Francisco, California to […]
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