“I bet the sparrow looks at the parrot and thinks … yes, you can talk, but listen to yourself!” ¬– Jack Handey, humorist, Saturday Night Live Only in southern California would you see side-by-side a flock of robins roosting in a birch tree and a flock of squawking green Amazon parrots hanging out in […]
“The February sunshine steeps your boughs and tints the buds and swells the leaves within.” ~ William Bryant 1794-1878, editor of “N.Y. Evening Post,” poet Only a poet’s description of nature can do it justice. The above quotation, “…sunshine steeps your boughs…” sounds lovely, but what precisely does “steeps” mean? Considering the time period in […]
“The substance of winds is too thin for human eyes, their written language is too difficult for human minds, and their spoken language mostly too faint for the ears.” – John Muir The storms this winter have been evasive, especially in terms of rainfall. Several attempts have been made to deliver, but sadly lacking in […]
“We have the capacity to receive messages from the stars and the songs of the night winds.” – Ruth St. Denis What could be more soothing than lying in bed at night, listening to the falling rain? Perhaps the melodious sound of wind chimes? Yes, their sound foretold of last weekend’s change in the […]
“African American people in Montgomery walked everywhere, rather than ride the bus. They walked great distances in all weather, winter and summer.” Nobel Lectures, Peace 1951-1970 Monday is Martin Luther King Day, a time to reflect on his accomplishments. His dreams were an extension of those set down by America’s founding fathers, including from The […]
“… The winds will blow their freshness into you, and the storms, their energy. And cares will drop off like Autumn leaves…” ~ John Muir I’m aware the quotations of this week and last are both John Muir’s. After searching, I found nothing that came close to describing our weather. His basic understanding of nature, […]