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…
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… 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…
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…
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