Nature
Poetry for a Summer Sunday
Morning Poem by Mary Oliver Every morning the world is created. Under the orange sticks of the sun the heaped ashes of the night turn into leaves again and fasten themselves to the high branches — and the ponds appear like black cloth on which are painted islands of summer lilies. If it is your … Read more
Wordless Wednesdays
Okay, a couple of words, just this once! Like all great ideas, this is one that just begs to be shared. Fabulous blogger, writer, photographic artist and soulful wise woman Cate Kerr was the first I know of to share “Wordless Wednesdays.” She was soon followed by glorious Gaian Tarot Goddess, Joanna Powell Colbert. While … Read more
Encounters With The Little People
I rise in silence, steadfast in the elements with thought a smoke-blue veil drawn round me. Seasons clothe me in laurel and bittersweet, in ice but my heart is constant… — from Smoky Mountain Woman © Marilou Awiakta, from her collection, *Abiding Appalachia: Where Mountain and Atom Meet As the magic of Summer Solstice approaches, … Read more
The Grandmothers Are Calling Us
Many thanks to my client and friend, C.J. in New York, for sharing this with me. It is from the Grandmothers Speak website. I know that you may be tired of constantly hearing about this depressing situation. Believe me, I am too, and wish with all my heart that it had never happened. But I … Read more
Photo Essay of the Divine
It is my intention to present – through the medium of photography – intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators. — Ansel Adams Today is the sixth anniversary of my husband’s pet project, called ‘Scapes. He has been a photojournalist for the past thirty years at the News&Observer, the … Read more
A Message from the Lakota Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe
A Great Urgency: To All World Religious and Spiritual Leaders May 12, 2010 My Relatives, Time has come to speak to the hearts of our Nations and their Leaders. I ask you this from the bottom of my heart, to come together from the Spirit of your Nations in prayer. We, from the heart of … Read more
The 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
Psalm 27 The Earth is my source of joy and strength Who can threaten me, rooted in Her? The Earth is the source of my life; Who can shake that bond? When I know threat and assault The Earth sustains me with solid love. Though I feel beset on all sides with trouble and fear, … Read more
Sunday Poetry
I love the poetry of Fiona McLeod, who was in fact a man named William Sharp. Those who follow the ways of Faerie know her well, for she wrote passionately of her dreams and encounters with the Fae. I chose today’s selection for its lighthearted simplicity, so perfect for a Springtime Sunday. I hope you … Read more
Courting the Wild
Another encore post, this time, from one I wrote back in 2005. Court the Wild: Find Your Secret Spot in Nature Courting the wild–spending one to two hours each day in nature–is a suggestion from author Jim Merkel. In his book, Radical Simplicity (New Society Publishers ©2003) he offers this important recommendation for how to … Read more