Listening Deeply – Mad River levee walk – Blue Lake10 pm on a cool drizzly night, when I got the courage to step from the familiarity of the streetlight into the hard shadows and beyond, I was rewarded with a river side song… (turn the volume up)In those dark moments it was the Deep Listening … More Beyond the Street Light – An Exercise in Darkness
More fun with squirrels…in honor of Squirrel Appreciation Day…this is a GOOD one!
I’ve said it several times and, I truly mean it when I say… “I’m scared of the dark”.My heart races, I get agitated and jumpy, and basically, if when I’m out camping, I just hide in my tent until morning, (still after two full summers of pitching my tent in the wilds!).Paradoxically, it is also exactly … More Beyond the Street Light – An Exercise in Darkness
Summer was settling in to being sublime. I forego the campfire to watch the bats wake up and then later the moon. The sky had dressed in lavender. That was when I was presented with my first dance. I was expecting theater not dancing, so it was a bit of a surprise. I felt shy … More Dancing in the Dark
I wandered into the wilds and fell deeply in LOVE!
The Winter Solstice has arrived! A magical time of year where we celebrate the return of the (sun) light but wait anxiously in days dominated by night…~STEP OUT & EMBRACE THE NIGHT~
Apparently I have embarked on a philosophical journey of sorts now that the camp gear is tucked away…I took the road less traveled and I am changed by it – in a good way!
Coyote serenade, the yips and howls sung between two partners, drifted through damp dark night air and it took my breath away, caused my heart to leap in their direction, as I walked the town streets of lights, concrete and combustion engines thinking the world has no room for wildness.
Humboldt County’s Gold Treasure ~ Gold Bluff Beach!! I’ve fallen maddeningly in love with the wild planet. Recent outing to Gold Bluff, the honeymoon is far from over…Tent campers dream.Soft sandy beach for miles north and south. Wild animals living free. Perky spruce woods. No road or highway vehicle noise. Dark, dark milky way lit … More Humboldt County’s Gold Treasure
Truth is…wandering solo down unfamiliar back roads to hazy and mysterious destinations is a breeze compared to stacking all my gathered notes and thoughts into the little book that is burning inside me
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