Dave

  • Abolish Columbus Day?

    October 13, 2014 Christopher Columbus arrived on the island of Jamaica on May 5, 1494. The Jamaican Tanos people went from sixty thousand to zero in fifty years. To replace the Tanos, Spaniards brought slaves from Africa. Because of a… Continue reading

  • Dressing For Wellness

    October 11, 2014 After living a number of years on a farm a friend noted that before coming to the farm he had no idea how well versed his children would become in death. The line between death and life… Continue reading

  • Protecting the Young

    October 04, 2014 Protecting the young. Most species are inclined to shelter their young. From the individualness of tree top hawk nests and haystack mouse nests to communities of goat herds, duck flocks, and seal pods, creation cares for its… Continue reading

  • Stars of Place

    September 27, 2014 (Hubble Image-National Geographic) I finished baling just after midnight the other evening. An hour earlier, eastern stars faded as a slice of An orange waning moon leaned on the horizon. As I looped around at each row… Continue reading