Snow
The Clean White Snow Covers Everything Light Fluffy Powder Cold Glinting Crystal Little Jewel The Bright White Snow Beautiful Sparkle Rainbow Light Diamond Bright Each Flake The Crisp White Snow Melts Spring Is Thirty Days Away
Snow Moon
The February Moon has traditionally been called the Snow Moon due to the heavy snowfall typical of the season. The National Weather Service corroborates that, showing on average, February is the snowiest month for the U.S. Other names used by the Native Tribes were Hunger and Bone Moon. There was so little food that the
Super Blood Wolf Moon
As I have improved my connection with nature, I invest more energy in that connection. Looking to each sunrise, sunset or full moon for inspiration and beauty. So when a Super Blood Wolf Moon comes along, it’s time to celebrate. Time to slow down and experience the grand beauty of nature. A lunar eclipse in
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Battling Addiction
Addiction [uh-dik-shuh n] the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.” ― Carl Gustav Jung We’re all dealing with addiction in one form or another and how, (or should I
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Be Prepared
What does “Be Prepared” mean to you? Does it remind you of the Boy Scout motto? Be Prepared is commonly used in reference to, disaster, emergency or survival situations and we definitely need to be prepared for those events but we also need to be prepared for the synchronicity that we experience in everyday life.
Quick, Hit the Pause Button
We’re lucky to have our two oldest grandchildren come up and stay with us at the cottage for a couple of weeks each summer. This is the second year that we’ve done this and I hope it becomes a yearly tradition. They’re both 5 this summer and the time together at the cottage will probably
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Slowing Down = Speeding Up
We need to stop speeding through life and chasing after that something we can never quite catch. It’s time to slow down to the speed of nature and experience each season in it’s time. At nature’s pace we create a space, allowing our evolution to speed up. We become more aware of our connection to
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Boulder Lake
A Backpack Fishing Trip We first hatched the plan a few moons back, in May I think. I had just come back from my trip to Lost Creek Wilderness and my oldest son Patrick was looking to get away from the Houston heat for awhile during the dog days of summer. He is a school
Picture Canyon
I have driven past Picture Canyon dozens of times over the years but was always in a hurry. I had someplace to be or didn’t feel like driving the 34 miles of dirt to get there and back. That all changed a few weeks ago and I finally got a chance to visit Picture Canyon
The Winona
Vickie and I purchased her mother’s old craftsman home in 2014, after she passed. While I was working in the basement I noticed all of the floor joists were numbered. I did a little research and discovered that the house was a craftsman home. Sold by Sears and shipped by rail-car to the small community
Battle of Beecher Island
An article I wrote for the local newspaper to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of “The Battle of Beecher Island” September 17th was the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Beecher Island. 1868 was the pinnacle of the Plains-Indian Wars and Beecher Island was one of the most dramatic battles of the period, George Armstrong
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Lost Creek Wilderness
I left the cottage by 7:30 and headed west, across the high plains with low wet clouds and a few sprinkles of rain. The windshield wipers were running on low for the first hour. It was cold, I had to wear a fleece jacket while packing up, to leave. I arrived in the Springs around
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