Seen on my walk home, a tree fungus serving as an awning over the entrance to a squirrel’s nest.
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Awning
Posted in Environment, Photography, Skaneateles on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Canoes
Posted in Art, Environment, Literature on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Our canoes go with the river, but no longer easily or lazily. Every step of the way must be carefully chosen; now close to the steep bank where the bushes hang over; now in mid-stream among the huge pointed rocks; now by the lowest point of a broad sunken ledge where the water sweeps smoothly [...]
The Silver Lining
Posted in Art, Environment on March 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I cannot do this justice, but there it is: Last night, thunder, lightning and sheets of freezing rain, and a midnight plunge in temperature. Today, cold, sunny, and every twig and branch shining like a diamond.
All the Trees of the Wood
Posted in Environment, Literature, Religion on December 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth by glad;
let the sea thunder and all that is in it;
let the field be joyful and all that is therein.
Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy before the Lord when he comes,
when he comes to judge the earth.”
– Psalm 96: 11-12
Trees
Posted in Environment on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
To me, one of the tragedies of cutting down old trees is that they are gone forever. Mankind will never again let a tree grow for 100 years, let alone 700 or 1000 years. And when you compare trees to people, trees do relatively little harm in this world. Below, just the latest thoughtless [...]