Continue Reading Die Moor Soldaten Peat Bog Soldiers “Hope will never be silent.” – Harvey Milk Robert Pinsky once said that many of the poems by Polish poet Adam Zagajewski are “about…
Continue Reading Beyond the Tree Line This month I came across a book that was exceedingly clever, merging parallel storylines in seemingly effortless ways and making me think…
Continue Reading Fragmentary Blue Yesterday I was surrounded by blue beauty – purplish and silvery hues as well, next to riotous oranges and yellows, an absolutely…
Continue Reading Scrimshaw “Human beings have always been on this path to extract what we can from the environment around us for financial gain, oftentimes…
Continue Reading Getting rid of the Junk. I did not publish a blog on Monday because I spent my entire Sunday on the phone and on text messages, processing…
Continue Reading The Wings within. Walk with me. Midmorning in the wetlands before the heat rises once again. Yellow meadows, blue skies, make me think suddenly of…
Continue Reading Tree People Photographers Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo at the World Forestry Center. I have to admit, it’s been ages since I visited the World Forestry Center. No more explaining to my (now grown) kids…
Continue Reading Deep Breath Too hot to use what’s left of my brain, still in shock over the developments of the last days. I said to…
Continue Reading Views from the Balcony RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD Selasphorus rufus Dear Albuquerque Garden Center, Last month I purchased a hummingbird feeder for $19.95. It was just like the original Lawrence J. Webster designed…
Continue Reading Stick-People against Nazis. I found today’s title photo years and years ago on the net. The little old lady’s tagging says: “Nazis are garbage. Believe…
