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Girded Language
November 5, 2012 I never gave homosexuality much thought until 1982. Until then, like many folk, I allowed others to define homosexuality. Best I remember it was always through derisive language. Such language seemed more the norm than not, in those days. Then 1982 came along and the language become so disdainful it called for…
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Fall’s Fence
October 22, 2012 As we worked putting up temporary fence around the hay fields, it is apparent fall now owns the valley landscape. First snow has fallen on the foothills to the west. Wind blows steady from the west. Sun glitters leaf edge—alfalfa, grass, and neighbors dry corn stalk. Pulling wire and driving posts this…
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My Future Moccasins
October 18, 2012 Amazing what students do with duct tape! A couple of the creations from students of the My Future: extended learning program.
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A Reflective Journey of No Return?
September 29, 2012 Some minds are well organized; others grasp information and hold onto it like a steel trap. Mine is neither. Yet something I read must have stuck. I know this because it sidled up as I walk around the farm. A while back a friend suggested I read a question posed by Ms.…
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Peace of Sky and Mountian
September 21, 2012 Belinda and I drove to Seattle the other day. Leaving before sun break meant moving the irrigation line under a dark morning sky. The early morning sky still had the better part of a full moon residing just a bit to the east. Standing in the middle of the hay field, I…
Chewing the Cud 