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Belief of Everything
barn hay debris floats in january snow melt string theory vibrating filaments
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Family—99 %’s & Malheur
January 10, 2016 Never gave the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge much thought before? Neither had I. I traveled nearby, once, a few years ago. Heading south to the Steens Mountain Wilderness, I skirted by to the west on the two-lane highway. I probably passed a sign telling me to turn east to the Refuge, but…
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Sign—Post
no hunting, no trespassing? why do I assume it was not “Welcome”
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Not Probable, But Believable
December 27, 2015 Snow crunched as we walked to the truck. Christmas morning, 5:30am, 4 degrees, and a full moon had the landscape glimmering and welcoming in mystical, frozen sort of way. Little is like the sharpness stars take on when the air crackles. Thus an unexpected gift, I gave no thought to fifteen minutes…
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Evenings of Lefsa, Pozole, And Black Eye Peas
December 20, 2015 When fall reaches the latter days of December life in the valley is more winter than autumn. Days are noticeably shorter than a month ago. Temperature highs are two layers of long sleeves and a vest on warm days; all that and a coat, hood, and gloves—and there is still a chill…
Chewing the Cud 