Nature | Philosophy | writing
Write Like You’re Stacking Wood
“Stack the wood too tightly and it won’t dry; stack it too evenly and the whole…
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conservation | Nature | Philosophy | writing
December Vow- More “Ands” and Fewer “Buts”
I’m editing my kingfisher manuscript. Every time I see where I’ve written the word “but,” I strike it…
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Face Your Danger
If you’ve ever rafted whitewater, you know the term,”face your danger.” Hold your oars firmly. Point the…
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conservation | Nature | oregon | Philosophy | poetry
Fortitude
FORTITUDE of broken willow sprouting new shoots: FORTITUDE of cracked apple tree trunk bearing fruit: LOVE gives us…
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The Trees are Listening- Are we?
How do you listen to a well-told story? You might be in the kitchen, tuned in to the…
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“One Raindrop Raises the Sea”
The first raindrops fall outside. “Attend to my work,” I remind myself of an approaching deadline. Yet,…
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butterflies | conservation | flowers | Nature | running
Of Monarchs, Marathons & Migration
Last week I wrote a Blog for National Wildlife Federation on the monarch butterfly migration. I knew a…
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birds | Nature | Philosophy | Rivers | wildlife
Kingfishers in Common- a story for Sept. 11th
Today’s Blog is a scene (adapted) from the creative nonfiction book I’m in the process of revising–about…
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Cormorant Wisdom: Spread Your Wings Wide in the Sun
Every morning in Charleston, Oregon, double-crested cormorants greet the dawn. They perch singly or in pairs on…
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