I bet you've noticed.It's not early spring anymore.Trees are almost fully leafed out now, and gardens are beginning to flower in earnest.Here at Darkwood, the Black Pheobes are nesting, and my beloved favorite-of-all-time Wood Thrush has settled in for the summer. It's time to give …
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poems for spring
raindrops hanging from branchesstill winter bare.longer lightcoaxes growth.a season of surfacing.***the luck ofa warm day in early springisgetting to clean out the ashesfrom the woodstove.***Greet the world,beaming through the bare trunksgolden, goldenglowing, glowing (this is a …
Afraid of the Dark?
I have pet peeves just like anyone else.Some are like whatever, and some make me insane.This one makes me insane.This one cuts people off at the knees, breeds divisiveness, and vilifies something sacred.It's meant well, and I know the people who say it have their heart in the right place, …
preparing for the shift
Even though this happens twice each year, it always feels like a total miracle.Miraculous, like a friend showing up with a cup of coffee for you just when you need it.Or a greeting card arriving in the mail the exact moment your spirits needs a lift.Or when you reach into a …
who’s afraid of the dark?
I have pet peeves just like anyone else.Some are like whatever, and some make me insane.This one makes me insane.This one cuts people off at the knees, breeds divisiveness, and vilifies something sacred.It's meant well, and I know the people who say it have their heart in the right place, …