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Tag Archive for ‘nature’
I See Icy
From early morning walks along a Virginia stream. . .
Sun and Son
My column today, at the edge of Hanukkah, Solstice, Christmas Week. A Sun Sleeps, A Son Awakens Photo: our tiny […]
Holiday Decorations
from Nature’s artwork. . . Snowflakes! Jason Persoff photography. Amazing.
Falling Up
The Blue Ridge Parkway is just above our place, a short drive to one of the most popular “high” ways […]
Isle of View
We’ve now been on several coastal Atlantic Sea Islands. This time, near Charleston, SC. Among the ibis, heron, eagles, ospreys, […]
Neighborhood Nature
The nature of our neighborhood is Nature. Sure, there are people around. But the natural world is close at hand, […]
Mother Death
Words of consolation from John Muir’s journals: “The rugged old Norsemen spoke of death as Heimgang–home-going. So the snow-flowers go […]
Two New Books
Happy to announce the publication of two more books this week: One Nature Indivisible: Explorations in Freethought Eye to Eye: […]
Secular Ganesh
Freethinkers can sometimes assume the role of Son of God (or Daughter, Child of God). . .at least as Hindus […]
How Can You Not Believe?
Taking this series of images of a dragonfly we hit with our car, I was awestruck by the amazing, intricate […]
Bubbles
Ideas are a lot like bubbles. Beliefs too? How about human societies? I have an endless fascination with these flowing […]
Friendly Freethinker 