The Earth Needs a Cool Cloth The Woods here wear a blanket of smoke thousands of miles from the fires. The trees breathe in the carbon and all the other toxins as they try to absorb the planetary fever. Their [...]
As Long As We Both Shall live Shhhh, don’t tell Svinda. I have a love affair with the hermit thrush. Each year, I wait with baited breath for the hermit thrush to return from its winter migration. Their mystical [...]
What our lives depend on Anyone else scrolling through your preferred news sources these days as if your life depended on it? I’m having trouble deciding if I’m finally, irrecoverably, addicted to my phone and computer screen or if I’m [...]
Waking up with the Trees This week the maple trees are waking up. Sun warmth of longer days thaws sap in winter weary trunks. The starches that have been stored in the roots during the winter pulse their way [...]
Are We Doomed? Don’t think too hard. What’s your first reaction to a book entitled,“Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet.”? My first reaction was curiosity and skepticism. What’s yours? [...]
Stars and the Long Game This year, the run up to Christmas at the church where I,Marilyn, am a minister, is all about stars: stars of hope, like the north star that guides sailors and freedom seekers; stars of peace, [...]
The Winds Blow Strangely The winds blow strangely. How often do the environmental conditions reflect our social, political and cultural life? Probably more frequently than we notice. November 8th when I write this the winds blow cold outside of Rise [...]
There are only two ways to stack wood There are only two ways to stack wood. Now if you are familiar with the concept, because you have been stacking wood for years, or you know the book, Norwegian Wood: [...]
Cabin in the Woods The first time I ever stayed in a cabin in the woods for a night without adult accompaniment, I was 10 or 11. The cabin that I’m remembering was built by my older siblings and cousins [...]
Since dating can be stressful, there is the possibility of humor to try to reduce tensions. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rosenfeld found that heterosexual couples are more likely to meet [...]
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