So...... in spite of my best intentions I have not posted in quite a while. No excuse really, just a nagging sense that things are spiraling into a new epoch of destruction that threatens to break my heart. The everydayness of catastrophe steals the words from my very mouth. I have been reading books about … Continue reading Singing in the Coal Mine
A gray, cool day after a day of rain, with cold on the way. We continue to work with our cat, Nori, who, as I wrote in an earlier post, we adopted from a shelter. They had found her as she left a wooded area and when we adopted her she was terrified of pretty … Continue reading Nori Update
Today has been a classic late winter's day. There is snow on the ground and the sun casts long shadows through the forest and provides respit from the frosty breeze. Venture back into the shade and the day seems chill indeed. Snow and rain tomorrow, bridging to a mild week.We were out and about early … Continue reading Late Winter Day
Ah, Monday. Yesterday was record warm and windy; Saturday was just record warm. Today is seasonably cool and dark, thick cloud blocking much of January's wan sunlight. The weekend was not just record warm. In much of New England temperatures were six or seven degrees above the old records for the date. This, probably inevitably, … Continue reading Weaponizing Fire
