For all the mess we are making of the world, She still blesses us with grace every day and that is what sustains me in these dark times.
It is appropriate that today, the winter solstice, the Sun is shining here in Central Vermont, even if weakly and not for long. When people tell me that using solar…
I’m challenged every day to post something that thoughtfully speaks to what looks like very dangerous water ahead. And then I feel I need to illustrate whatever I say with photographs!…
At forty-five degrees north here in Vermont, we know dark days. Earlier this week the overcast day had edged into darkness by mid-afternoon. But we also have days, like this one, beginning with the…
In the roaring wind and blowing snow last night, many of the remaining Red Oak leaves came down. I wondered on my walk home—snow horizontal in weather wonderfully undeniable—what their total…
The most logical thing I could think of doing today was to talk to a rock. This rock is part of the floor of the planet so it has been here for…
Just as I opened my eyes this morning, the flock of pigeons flashed by, splashed in the gold of the rising sun. Snap! A mind picture. A good time to rise! A…
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 was out on a small stream this week with my friend Rob and discovered that I’d not put my memory card back in my camera (or in my brain,…
Bitter cold these past few days. Last winter we had so much of this—27 days below 0F—that we nearly got used to is but this short stretch, probably the last…
Still Learning To See 