Chewing the Cud

  • The Sentient and Soulful Landscape

    February 28, 2016 She was nailing it! Speaking on how the Federal and State government were dealing with an environmental issue in northern California, she told stories of her family, earth, and water. Yet, many folk in the room of predominantly non-Indian middle (more or less) class folk were not getting it. A problem with…

  • Corn Pie

    whole kernel cow pie do cows think of corn as cow food  

  • Herd Teachings

    February 14, 2016 The mamma cow nudged her calf away as I and the dog neared. On down the fence line another yelled at her calf for hanging out near the fence. As we walked, another pushed three calves until they followed her into the field. Mid-winter walks mean most calves are birthed and on…

  • Iced Post

    air frozen to post imagine night on street with coat and blanket

  • Peace Through Allies

    January 31, 2015 Friends often make you think. Not a bad thing, but often a hard thing. Thought, while good, is not always good or risky enough without verbalization. Shayne and Sandhya, I figure, know that, which, maybe, is why last October they asked what I thought about the blog Please Stop Being a Good…