Soaring in Silence

Soaring in Silence

Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! The winter is winning. All around me, autumn is surrendering to the inevitability of winter.  The dazzlingly decorated leaves are mostly fallen now, curled and crispy on the ground, leaving only a few...
Of Corn and Courage

Of Corn and Courage

Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! Family photos of the hog invasion. Like most good stories, this one begins in the woods.   It was many years ago, on a blustery fall day—the perfect kind of autumn afternoon when the last leaves rattle...

Where the Wind Blows

Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! My friends, welcome to autumn.   The vibrant riot of summer has quietly faded, the stirring symphony of the growing season dwindling to a slower cadence.  At first the earth seemed to be...

Faith and the Foothold

Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! My dad and I work our way up the Alluvial Fan on our first attempt, June 2017. It’s basically the footprint of water.  Each time I return to my beloved mountains of Colorado, I visit the Rocky Mountain...

The Missing Martins

Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! The martin houses stand empty at Spring Lake. Summer is ending.  Today we flipped the calendar—the brightness of August fading into the more mellow September.  There aren’t too many visible...

Itchy Issues

A grassy hill–the Arkansas summertime death trap! Looking for the audio version of this post? Click here! “One mosquito can keep me ‘awaker’ than a bad conscience.”  This humorous declaration by Canadian writer L. M. Montgomery may make us chuckle, but it’s...