We got out just as the tropical storm was arriving. Beauty of the South Carolina Sea Islands. Edisto Beach And […]
Tag Archive for ‘nature’
Whole Earth
A good friend sent this quote from E.O. Wilson’s book, Half-Earth. A timely warning from a very freethinking perspective: “The […]
Preserving the Wilderness Above
First a column, then a chapter in “Humanist Meditations,” I read this essay to raise concerns and questions about what […]
Summer Wings
Early summer evening, and a winged neighbor visiting. . .
Connections
We’re in full-web season here in the Blue Ridge mountains. On a foggy morning following a powerful thunderstorm last night, […]
Enlightening Bug
People travel from all over the world to see “our” lightning bugs (“fireflies”). Not so sure folks would do that […]
Wild Wonder
Today I got close-up and personal with a “Snowberry Clearwing” Moth! I’ve seen them dart around in the last few […]
Unbearably Adorable
It’s normal to see wildlife all over our forest neighborhood here in the Blue Ridge mountains. And… there are always […]
Journeys
In this month of June, we’ll be journeying across the country to visit close family and friends who often seem […]
Wild at the Door
Over five years ago I cleared the patio of furniture and took away most plants, letting the area go a […]
Wren and Rabbit
An encounter, then another, lead to poetic expression. . . The Wren and the Wrabbit Standing still Nature comes close […]
Another Reflection on Emergence
It’s popular in secular circles to share stories of “deconstruction.” I’ve written on this before, but when I heard the […]
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