I’ve been dealing with black widows in my summer kitchen for weeks. On the one hand, there are no bugs, so that’s nice. On the other hand, they can be a bit […]
All the Suitors Lining Up for Love
For the Love of Life, and Property, Too
Trees have mastered the ability to make three-dimensional space out of flat energy, raising it up above the Earth. September Aspens at Big Bar Lake There, the flat energy spreads, not by […]
In Memory of Hans Rhenisch, Gardener, 1932-2017
Hansel in 1935 It begins with a grandfather taking a boy out into the garden. Then comes eight decades (and a bit more) of working with the earth to keep that moment […]
Love the One You’re With
Love your rock. Love your dad. Love your kid. Love your sweetie. Loving the sun together, that’s the yellow-bellied marmot way.
Of Universities and Love
Universities are the place in which Western societies educate their youth, create knowledge, and pass on social values. I wonder why that doesn’t happen here: The Salmon River Enters the Snake It […]
Where the Heart is Home: A Celebration
I love this land. I guess you know that. I am this land. Other writers might talk about identity and ego and alter ego and personality, but I just want to take you […]
The Blue Herons Return to the Rookery
Aren’t they grand!And in constant movement! What a beautiful mystery! And true love. An encouraging audience helps.It’s not easy with those big wings. But you can do it. […]
For the Love of Birds
My mother, who died a week ago on Sunday, did not like starlings. This was not because she did not like birds. She loved those. As a girl in the 1930s, she […]
Halloween Lovers
Here they are, the darlings. Male and Female Black Widows Hanging out in my garage. She’s sure getting big. Twice the size, easily, from when she moved in five months ago. She […]
This is For My Grandmother
Martha (Marsel) Leipe liked to laugh and hum light opera tunes from the theatre group she was the secretary for, back in a country that doesn’t exist anymore. During all her years in […]
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