Heavy frost here this morning with clear skies. The sun has arrived and will warm things up nicely. A good day to go to City Hall to vote, a delight even…
Like many of us, I’ve lately felt really stuck. While there are many things I don’t know or understand, I realized again this week I actually do know what is important…
One of the reasons I love trees is that their lives are often longer than humans. That said, sometimes we humans make choices that affect the life of trees. This…
I find it easy to lose track of reality lately. So easy to become trapped in the part of our collective human insanity that shows up on the computer screen when…
I laugh when folks around here argue about whether we are at peak foliage. Who cares? It is glorious in all directions, some more than others. Right?! I’m tired of hearing…
The hills of Vermont are once again sunny and hot and full of life in a hundred shades of green.
Jim Harrison, a poet who recently died, says in his poem “Horses” “In truth each day is a universe in which we are tangled in the light of stars.” I’m…
A light frost last night. Perhaps the last of this slow Spring? It seems that everything is almost instantly green or in flower, as if I’ve just woken from sleep.…
When all here on Earth seems such a mess, I often look to the heavens for a sense of what is really real. Certainly long after I am gone and,…
…but not so much yet in Vermont, at least compared to here in Central North Carolina. The politics may not be great but the weather and the grandkids are both…
Still Learning To See 