Category: Disability
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The Rising Waters of Rebirth
The warmth of the weekend has given way to a definite chill. After a couple of days of rain and snow melt the rivers and lake are in flood. What, a few days ago, were fields, are now covered by water and for the second time in a decade we face potentially record lake flooding.
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Arts As Alternative Practices
Well, I inadvertently published this before it was ready. Here is the finished version. Yesterday began cloudy before settling into a brightly sunlit afternoon. Today is gray and chilly with rain on the way. Our snow and ice have largely disappeared although I am told it is still quite icy in the deep woods. Out…
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The World Renewed!
Today dawned cloudy, then quickly became a glorious, sun drenched, early spring dream. We have passed the equinox and the sun is higher in the sky. The remaining snow, and deep tree shadows, serve to amplify the sunlight, creating a dazzling, high contrast world. About ten days ago I had eyelash repair surgery. Polio and…
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Rising UP: Where Disability and Colonialism Meet
It has been quite a while since I last posted. Much of our snow pack has melted, the days have lengthened considerably, and the outside world shows signs of awakening to spring. In the sugar bush, the maple sap has been running intermittently and here and there farmers have begun to boil. A couple of…
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