Nature is a pretty thing. A bit of death mixed with birth makes it perfect. If you think “The Garden of Eden,” yup, that’s about right. But these are just words, […]
The Road Home
A Walk in the Fog
Boundaries show the limits of consciousness. When they are foggy, magic happens. Look how this grove inhabits the fuzzy boundary of the fog. It holds to itself and yet extends, not only […]
Meeting Your Earth Self
There are waterfalls. You can chase them. It’s lots of fun. Seljalandsfoss Some are spiritual. You can hike to those ones. Svartifoss You can also set your desire for acquisition aside and […]
Growing an Old Language New Together
A language is not a string of beads on a wire that you hook around your neck, fiddle with, mumble along with, and presto, you have a smart phone. An indigenous language […]
The Point of Still Life Art
It is still life. Death, be not proud!
When Thoughts are Branches …
… branches are thoughts. (Thinking like an oak is a fine way to travel through light.)
The Wisdom Path of the Trees
Trees open. The opening is us, not them, but we can’t do it without them.
Trees Know More
Until we are among them, then we know more, too. These ancient celtic forests in the Jura are still home after a couple thousand years. That kind of deep knowledge attests to […]
2 Questions About Aging in Canada
Canada is a country in which mountains are crushed to dust then rebuilt with hollow chambers, in which to shelter elders for profit. This is Canadian landscaping. Shelter from what? From this?
The Spirit of the Saskatoon
The bud closes over next springs flowers and leaves, and holds them through the cold. The saskatoon bush is their opening. It is all flower. So are we.
Okanagan Okanogan 