At this point in our summer the Sun’s energy has caused an abundance of wealth, not the kind you can spend at the store, rather one measured in tree growth,…
I find it too easy to start my morning on my computer. Granted I have a lovely view out the window, a view that always includes flowers and bees and…
A couple of people helped me remember how this old world can work, actually does most of the time. My neice, Emily, sang a song she wrote about how the…
It is all to easy to describe our world as “crazy” when, in fact, most of it—at least the non-human part—is much better described as fascinating or even miraculous. When…
The weather has been pretty much perfect here in Vermont this Spring and Summer for a gorgeous garden. I hope you can take a few minutes and enjoy it as…
What happens to me when I step off the river bank and into the water is more than just getting my feet wet. Suddenly I’m in a world that is…
Here in Vermont we began the day with high winds and snow—whiteout blizzard conditions. It felt a lot like the news of the day. Until the beginning of the year…
When we were growing up, my brother and I shared a bedroom, and on nights when we couldn’t leave the excitement of the day behind—and most of our days then…
Who needs all this misery and pain? Having just spent a month with covid, I certainly don’t. But I know rolling over and going back to sleep, while it did…
This has been a week seemingly of change unlike anything we’ve seen, perhaps ever. And it is important to remember that even in the horror of these many unknown changes,…
Still Learning To See 