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Monthly Archives: September 2020
Being in Nature during Time of Pandemic
September 24 Yesterday, you blew through the woods so fast I could only sense your wildness—your form a blur. My heart raced as you turned to look me in the eye–then quickly vanished. Now, we cross paths again. This time … Continue reading
Being in Nature during Time of Pandemic
September 18 Everything that can flower is mustering its will and flowering magnificently right now due to recent rains. My heart sings at the sight of purple sage—both the light and the darker color. I love how it blooms brilliantly … Continue reading
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Tagged esperanza, kidneywood, lantana, Mexican bird of paradise, monarch butterflies, nature
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Being in Nature during Time of Pandemic
September 16 Out of the blue—a hawk lifts from the trees exposing its belly and under-wings to me. I experience a moment of surprised awe as it silently glides past and quickly disappears. Later, I spot a small feather—owl or … Continue reading
Being in Nature during Time of Pandemic
September 12 On my writing table, designed and built by my artist father, a small miracle has unfolded. But first, let me tell you about some of the things spread out on this finely-worked piece of walnut, once a towering … Continue reading
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Tagged helix, Mexican bird of paradise, nature writing, walnut trees, white wing dove, woodworking
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September 11 All summer I’ve been watching the mosses come and go. When it rains, they appear. When the land dries out, the mosses disappear. There’s a patch my eyes never fail to observe at the juncture of the upper … Continue reading
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Tagged love, mosses, nature, resurrection ferns, Teilhard de Chardin
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Being in Nature during Time of Pandemic
September 3 moonlight fills the cups of my eyes with innocent tears My day begins early with breakfast under the golden moon. I eat light-infused porridge—hands, eyes and face shining in the dark—a new experience. With each bite I contemplate … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, celestial bodies, divine feminine, earth, gravity, moon, soul of world, sun
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Being in Nature during Time of Pandemic
September 2 As the full moon completes its evening rounds, raven—harbinger of transformational change—sweeps across the dawn sky rippling the air with its sleek black body and wings—kraw, kraw, kraw. Raven has been absent from the trees and skies for … Continue reading
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Tagged Basho, creative writing, full moon, haiku, japan, Matsuo Basho, nature writing, poetry
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Being in Nature during Time of Pandemic
August 31 I feel Earth’s withering. The new neighbor is scraping the earth bare, uprooting trees and other flora, reshaping the land to his design–building a bigger better house. What about the home of the birds and squirrels, the owls, … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, environmental destruction, Hazrat Inayat Khan, nature, nature writing, sufism
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Being in Nature during Time of Pandemic
August 30 After a sweltering day, I step outside to enjoy the cool of evening. The temperature has fallen into the 90s. The moon is almost full. It sparkles through the branches of the trees, offering me its bright face … Continue reading
The Healing Breath of Life 