Earth Day at the Crossroads: Step Up for Mama Gaia
The need for all Gaia’s children to stand up on Her behalf, and on behalf of the scientific evidence that protects life has never been more urgent.
Our Beloved Gaia Earth
Wordless Wednesday: Fern Return
It’s Wordless Wednesday. Take a break. Go outdoors. Be silent and receive life’s many blessings. Absorb the majesty of resurrection in every thing.
Wordless Wednesday: Happy Snow-stara
After thunder and lightning last night, on this first full day of Spring, an uncharacteristic snow squall descends on us here at Laurel Hill cottage.
Wordless Wednesday: Spring and Salamanders Stirring
Spring is slowly arriving at our Laurel Hill Cottage, with a pair of spotted salamanders stirring in our pond. Although common, they are rarely seen.
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Wordless Wednesday: The Turning
With a forecast of our first freeze on Friday, I pause to say goodbye to the exuberant annuals that have graced our cottage. I bow to the turning.
Wordless Wednesday: The Sweet, Endangered, Elusive Wood Thrush Visits
The sweet song of the wood thrush is unmistakable, but increasingly rare, as they are very endangered. Also famously elusive, we were lucky this day.
Why This Earth Day – Gaia’s Day – Matters More That Ever Before
We honor Gaia the Goddess, and Gaia. the science, on this holy day. Like all good mothers, She teaches us rules and boundaries so that we may thrive.
Wordless Wednesday: The Fragrant, Fertile Greening
The Green Veil spreads across our woods and gardens at Laurel Hill Cottage. Won’t you pause a moment today, and cherish the fragrant touch of Spring?
Wordless Wednesday: Welcoming the Spring Beauty
As the budding of early Spring opens in our Laurel Hill woods, one of our earliest visitors is the ephemeral wildflower, Spring Beauty. Photo by John.