Nature… Home at Dusk 19 Feb 20267 Feb 2026 I went out in fading lightfor one last walk around the fieldto see the golden strandsof this winter dayWhat I found was homecoming,ditch gurglingon its way to the riverflowing past…
Paths 2026 Narcissus and the Buddha 18 Feb 20267 Feb 2026 There’s a Song Sparrow who,inevitably, can be foundamong the Crepe Myrtleswhich border the west sideof my back drive.Yet his time there is temporaryat best. He’ll sit and dither a bit,offer…
Nature… Spring Morning in Sue-meg State Park 17 Feb 20267 Feb 2026 Along the green-lined winding trail, a color splash:three Douglas irises, lavender blue, each composed of three upright petals,and three down-curved sepalswith a style crest on topprotecting the style and stamens.Thin maroon veins…
Nature… Fated Pathways 16 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 The Fated Pathways winding down, Or curling up like wisps of smoke Produced from some magician’s fingertips Inevitably, eventually, turn round and cycle back to the beginning You’ll never see…
Nature… Go Down the Side Path 15 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 We walked the wide main path near the lakeNew growth of spring sprouted around usGentle lapping water provided peaceful background musicBirds and rabbits joyfully greeted the warm weatherA few hardy…
Paths 2026 Clearing Trail 14 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 So much destructionon the surface of things,countless branches loppedand seedlings pulledleaving knees barkingand back howling at day’s end.Oh, but look at the soilwe’ve made readyto sprout a fresh cropof hikers…
Nature… A Walk Postponed 13 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 Like wild troutMy thoughts dart awayFrom the shadowOf your death. We did not stopOn the trail near Ojito;We did not kneelIn bay-scented shade;We did not sip water,Frost-spiced. But some October…
Nature WITH A PREDICTABLE ENDING 12 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 When my late neighbor moved from Southern California to Southern New England, she was 80, and a new widow. She told, repeatedly, stories of her former young and busy life.…
Nature Deer Tracks 11 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 In the path,hoof printsof deer, I know.They use the pathsI’ve madeuphill and across,yet make their ownthrough prairie grasswhich I also walkand glory in moonlight.We are herein separate times –almost…Suddenly we…
Nature Reluctant Path 10 Feb 20267 Feb 2026 He brought us here—where the woods whispered solace from a splintering marriage. Ponderosas and Douglas Firs, indifferent to tensions over their roots—too many abandoned nestsfor them to care.Our entangled life…
Nature Antelope Lake 9 Feb 20267 Feb 2026 I.The road is steeper Than I rememberHills and mountainsBurned out a season agoMy passenger is in her thoughtful Year before eighteenA bright lady who has always beenAware of everythingWe reach…
Nature Tao haiku 8 Feb 20267 Feb 2026 momentI walk—deep in thoughta dove mourns the passing dayI stop—awaken hoboriding open cars—silver path of harvest moon,heartbeat of steel rails Hugh Findlay Hugh Findlay’s writing and photography have been published…
Nature Where the Road Leads 7 Feb 20266 Feb 2026 The light beckons as I trod wearily toward ita beacon of hope at the end of a long road,a road that seems endlesssince I am laden heavilywith worries and heartbreak.…
Nature Lost Enough 6 Feb 20261 Feb 2026 If you’re lost enough, then the experience of now is your guide to what comes next. —William Stafford Thank god, if that’s who’s to thank,for this open territory called lost.Found…
Paths 2026 Fork 5 Feb 20261 Feb 2026 When you come to a fork in the roadif intentions are not clearly known.By letting go feara path will appearto guide you along your way home. Tyler Saffell I have…
Paths 2026 Bowser 4 Feb 202625 Jan 2026 J. R. and I’d kick dry red dirt,Down ole Dad Burnet’s farm road.Our pup Bowser, he’d fuss and he’d fret.Then, at Dad’s place, his blood’d turn cold. Dad’s coon dog,…
Nature as crows fly 3 Feb 202625 Jan 2026 if herons left trailslike planessuch patches ofatmosphere we’ddeem superhighwaysfrom rookeryto fishto fieldfaithful as the southwardgeese Lanette Smith Lanette, an outdoor traipser since childhood, can be found noticing, creating, or sharing…
Nature… Costa Rican Monkey’s leafy path to a Drink 2 Feb 202625 Jan 2026 As we plied the waters of the RioPalo Verde in northern Costa Rica,we were told to look into the shorelineforest to see the white-faced monkeyshigh in the senna trees barely…
Nature Pause for the Wild Violet 1 Feb 202625 Jan 2026 One lap around the hillthe one that overlooks the ballfieldwhere little leaguers dream bigfathers raise rallying criesand mothers pray for a miracle This is our hilla modest green elevation of…
Paths 2026 High Summer 31 Jan 202611 Feb 2026 Walking along the lake pathin the early morning,with nature as my companion,is when I am most connected to life.I saw a Goldfinch today,the state bird of Iowa,where you grew up…
Water Opening Act 3 May 20251 Feb 2026 Opening act: a raft of sea lionsgorge on stunned anchoviestoo profuse for predators’ pouches.Glistening steel breaks the surface,hunch-backed submarine bullswhose radar locates our purring motorone hundred miles away. Big boy…
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