Ten years ago this week, my wife Carol and I were married in a very unique ceremony. I […]
Tag Archive for ‘nature’
John Muir’s Birthday
April 21, 1838. Naturalist-to-be John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland. I think it’s a day worthy of celebrating as […]
No Holidays for Animals
One of our neighbors came calling this morning of Passover and Easter weekend. A black bear sauntered across the patio […]
Cataloochee in B&W
One of our favorite (and closest) areas within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cataloochee Valley offers trails and trees, wilderness, […]
Do We Really See Our World?
I wonder sometimes. How dragonflies see the world (BBC) Amazement. . .
Choosing New Trails and Bridges
No big surprise. There are now more Nones than Nuns. This latest survey finds “No Religion” is just about the […]
Highlands of the Mind
I know that’s not much of a title, but it’s what hiked into my head after a first-Saturday-in-Spring saunter with […]
Mystifying
Nature mystifies me. It “bewilders” and “perplexes.” You think you see or hear or experience what is Right There, […]
Appalachian Trail
My brother and I hiked a (small) section of the AT on Roan Mountain straddling the border of North Carolina […]
The World in Black and White
A selection of some of my phavorite photos in Black and White. (Sometimes color becomes the greatest distraction. . .with […]
Anything Good in Religion News?
Especially for my freethinking non-theist friends who often see only something to complain about or ridicule in the world of […]
Memorial for the Church
Do we need to face the Church (faith, religion) as we face–or refuse to face–Death? An essay from a few […]
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