So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent! -Lord Byron
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Hope is the thing with feathers – Emily Dickinson (circa 1861)
McMillan Marsh Sandhill Crane April, 2021
JOHN MUIR
“Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.” —John Muir Happy Birthday John Muir.
TIME TRAVELER (Please support The Arts)
I followed the trail that led into the shadows of the dark woods. Once in, I waited near a rope, was handed spray for my limbs, then a flashlight beamed where to sit. I was transported— back to the turn of the century, no longer a tourist. A sailing rig became a working voyage, asContinue reading “TIME TRAVELER (Please support The Arts)”
ADAPT
Shed warm coats and hats, this season springs of beginnings. Come out, start anew. -Deb Johnston
Frozen Dinner
Ponds and lakes sealed in ice, locking the schools below. The curl of the auger bites through. Silver fins and scales scour for rations dangled hook by hook. Risking freedom, she reaches for that one last morsel. -Deb Johnston
IN THE DARK
smudged markings near your eyes like a wide receiver on game day but your’s are night games with feet like tiny hands foraging for food —Deb Johnston
TRACKS ON ICE
Bare ice unveils in plain view, creatures pass this way. I’m merely a guest, whether den, lodge, or nest, uninvited near someone’s home. —Deb Johnston
Danes Hall, in Wisconsin
“Far out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower, and as clear as crystal, it is very, very deep; so deep, indeed, that no cable could fathom it: many church steeples, piled one upon another, would not reach from the ground beneath to the surface of the water above.Continue reading “Danes Hall, in Wisconsin”
This Thanksgiving – Be Outside…
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” —John Muir