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Wading In
“Poor fish, poor flesh you can never forget.” Mary Oliver, from her poem “The Swimmer” The capricious river runs in cycles and seasons—sometimes clear and calm,other times muddy or stainedwith tannins that hide…
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Live Oak
“The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment” Thich Nhat Hahn
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Society of Nuthatches
“The chickadee and nuthatch are more inspiring society than statesmen and philosophers” Henry David Thoreau
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Winter’s Small Splendors
“Walk through the garden’s dormant splendor. Say only, thank you. Thank you. Ross Gay, from his poem, “Thank You”
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Save or Savor
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” E.B. White
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Indigenous?
“On Mother Earth, we’re all struggling to understand: what does it mean to be indigenous to Earth?” Woman Stands Shining (Pat McCabe)
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The Humbling
“Nature has a way of taking over. We put up these magnificent buildings, and we move around in our remarkable machines, and we think we’re so dominant. And in a lot of ways,…
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What’s Missing?
“I think I could turn and live awhile with the animals . . .they are so placid and self-contained. I stand and look at them sometimes half the day long.” Walt Whitman
