“Look into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Albert Einstein For many years as a young child, wading barefoot in a stream on my grandparents’ farm, I spent hours collecting tadpoles and crawdads, watching dragonflies hovering above plants and water striders darting in unpredictable directions. I had no idea what I would
The NY Times published an essay by Dr, Sunita Puri, entitled, “As a Doctor, I Know Being Ready to Die Is an Illusion” (April 1, 2023) Here is a link to the article: Here is my response to the NY Times with a brief observation after the letter. “Dying and death are
It is a sunny afternoon and I walk into the woods, toward one of my favorite spots, and look for my sitting log on the west bank of the Santa Cruz River. As I go deeper into the woods, I think about “forest bathing” and how I might practice that today, immersing myself in the
I am not changing my name but I am planning to change the name of my blog. For 12 years it has had the inauspicious and generic title, BLOG. Each Blog has its own title specific to the topic. It went from being hosted on Blogspot to become a page on my web site managed
I am indebted to Tina Welling and “Writing Wild: Forming a Creative Partnership With Nature” for inspiring this piece, celebrating the official arrival of Spring, 2023. One of my favorite walks is along the Anza Trail, not far from our house in southern Arizona.This historical trail has its origins in Alamos, Mexico on October
Last night was one of those nights. Many of us have had them for different reasons and I keep trying to understand why and what are some of the similarities and differences. I wake up either at midnight or 2 AM, having gone to bed around 9 PM, and something occurs to me that engages
