It’s popular in secular circles to share stories of “deconstruction.” I’ve written on this before, but when I heard the […]
Tag Archive for ‘nature’
New Book for Freethinkers
This collection of 33 essays and columns includes a sprinkling of poems written for the book. Humanist Meditations As I […]
Legacies
I’m grateful to Jim Stokely, son of our famous local writer Wilma Dykeman, for posting my “old” video on the […]
Book Cover Images
A selection of the images I’ve used for my book covers: See all the Highland Books here
Mind on Fire
To fire up the mind. . . . . .though not all warm and cozy!
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 […]
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