FOR MANY MOONS

This is a journal of observation and occasional insight.

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On Rivers

They’re always moving. Sometimes the movement is barely perceptible and sometimes it’s raucous or even violent. But it’s always present. And there’s another way that rivers are like most people. Sometimes you can see to the bottom, but usually not. The full story of what lives under the surface…what it hides, protects or nurtures… is…

Wow. Nature’s Work.

Which month “goes out like a lion?” March? This year, on the 46th parallel, it was June. The last week in the month of longest days here on the south shore of Lake Superior delivered gorgeous sunsets and moonrises but also a few tempests and a remarkable movement of water.  June scenes from Huron Bay…

On Huron Bay

American author Henry David Thoreau built a one-room shack on Walden Pond and lived in it for two years. He hoped that immersion in nature and a simplified lifestyle of introspection would help him gain insights into human nature and society. His book about it became a bestseller. (There’s a wonderful new documentary about him…

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