Silence
The summer I was twelve our family packed the ’61 Chevy and wound up the lushly forested highway to the snowy summit of the Cascade mountains and then down their…
States of United Interdependence
The other day I was feeling unsettled. Do you ever walk around with that vague sense that things are not just as they should be? Life takes on a slightly…
The Size of the World
This post was sent out as an email a few weeks ago, but not posted on the site until now -- with pictures! Click on each image for large format…
Celebrating Sun and Solstice
Consider sunlight. It’s not just up there blazing down. Sun energy is within you, steadily firing your body and brain every millisecond of your life. That’s not poetic; it’s true! …
China’s Wau Shan Mountain
Dear Friends -- We traveled from the old city of Xi-an to small Huashan Village, at the base of 7,200 foot high Hua Shan (shan means mountain). (Click on the…
Breathing with Trees
Trees are our big billowy brothers (and sisters!). They don’t talk, but they move lightly, with surprising grace and expression. They converse with substantial, silent forces of air, water and…
Re-Engaging with Peace
Do you get wound up, spun out and hair-frizzled sometimes in a frenetic, heroic attempt to cover all your bases? To leap through the hoops? Keep up with all the…
The Peace of Trees
Byrd Baylor wrote a children’s book years ago called The Other Way to Listen. The boy in the story is amazed by an old man who can hear corn growing,…
Shouting in the Rain
Ever been caught in the rain? It began to pour this afternoon as our landscaping crew finished up the last job of the day. Huge smiles, loud shrieks and laughs…
Into the Woods
Something calls us. One spring when I was twelve I stuffed my Trapper Nelson backpack – a brave ashwood frame lashed to a tough khaki canvas sack – with the…