Kingfisher captured my heart long ago. I love Kingfisher’s pluck, agility, keen vision, devotion to rivers, preference for wild places,...

Change is in the air. Do you feel it? Last night I closed the windows before going to bed for the first time since early June. In the...

Summer is waning here in the mountains of Idaho. It is still hot and dry during the afternoons, but the days are shortening and the...

first published August 1, 2022 “The Little Death of the Sun.” This was how a wise woman I once studied with long ago in Oregon described...

According to Greek myth, Ariadne was a princess of ancient Crete whose name meant “most holy.” Ariadne, along with the Greek hero...

Mulberry is a grandmother tree - a generous nourisher, ancient provider, friendly to animals and children, gentle, open-armed, laughing...

Like many of our ancestors before us, we live in a time of great uncertainty. We feel the fragility of life; there is much to fear. And...

In the northern hemisphere, we approach Winter Solstice. We face our darkest days. At this point each year, we are as far from the sun’s...

Where do you feel hope? In your head, your belly, your heart? Does it make your eyes well up? Your stomach generate happy butterflies?...

If we think of the Corona Virus as a mythic character in our current cultural story, we can see that it is clearly playing the role of...