Spark and Spitfire

Inexorable Sunset

Inexorable Sunset

As we grow older we must learn to accept our “steady diminishment.”

Used Up and Spent?

Used Up and Spent?

After 10 weeks away, I returned to my beloved farmland. It wasn’t the same. But what wasn’t I seeing?

SURGICAL LESSONS — RESOLVE!

SURGICAL LESSONS — RESOLVE!

The stages of recovery from a tough surgery take time to go through, but perhaps in the end, you have renewed resolve to move forward.

Winter Wander Land

Winter Wander Land

Nature always listens, but in winter it seems to listen more deeply.

My America the Beautiful

My America the Beautiful

My America is not the America represented by today’s bitter cold inauguration

Try to Praise

Try to Praise

How do we stand for what we believe when we are so worn out?

The Season of Change

The Season of Change

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1

Category 5 Prayers

Category 5 Prayers

“Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.” — Diane Ackerman

Entering Fire

Entering Fire

During June and July, I’ve been out standing in a field – a barley field — paying witness to a wild and wacky world.