Out of the Dark
March 21st says my calendar -- spring only a week away, yet all around me the land is chuckling: “Spring is here!” Sunlight swells the margins of each day a…
A Simple Gift
Seven or eight years ago I was walking a very difficult stretch of road in my life. A profound sadness over a great loss in my career hung upon me…
Making Friends with Place
When I enter into a wild place of any size, whether it’s a storm-drenched mountainside, or just the cool shade of a spreading tree, or when an evening walk takes…