Reflections

  • You—We

    clouds held predawn,siblings no longer, sky and earth, become one. before light of distinction imagination unbinds.   You.  were there.  sibling, friend, one of ground,one of sky,bound by ancestors,freed by family. solstice, the fifth season,unfetters the mystical,existence becomes singular. We.are one.  imagination is truth,friendship is kinship,siblings one. Continue reading

    You—We

  • Peace?

    Years ago, Katherine introduced me to the concept of negative peace.  In the middle of her work at Trinity College in Dublin, she Skyped to talk about Johan Galtung’s concept.  The idea of peace being negative or positive had never occurred to… Continue reading

    Peace?

  • Trinity: Geese, Herons, Cranes

    Fall’s first flight of geese, at least that I’ve noticed, locked up overhead.   Autumn’s equinox may have only been three days ago but the air was already making folk a little anxious.  Our southern neighbor had just finished chopping 160 acres of… Continue reading

    Trinity: Geese, Herons, Cranes

  • Sandhill Equinox

    Sandhill Cranes returned to the farm this last week.  They’ve been in the valley for the last couple weeks but had not chosen the western pasture until now.  I’m not sure the reason, but they continue to prefer the west pasture to… Continue reading

    Sandhill Equinox