Some say wilderness is a concept. Wilderness is an ideal rather than a place. It is a projection of our inner desires. There are hundreds of definitions. Whether you know it or not, you have your own. Wilderness means something to you because A Wilderness matters to you. As a child, the wilderness was a giant grapefruitContinue reading “A Backyard Wilderness”
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A Tree in the Wind
A tree’s life is about balance. Its soil needs moisture but too much can make it fall. It needs the wind to carry its seeds with the hope that they will prosper. If the wind is too strong a tree may break. What a tree needs most is to be left alone by man. ImagineContinue reading “A Tree in the Wind”
Coffee Shop
I often hear a bird before I see it. It may be a song, a call, or a desperate attempt at mating. Whatever the motivation behind the sound the result is the grasp of my attention. The day is beautiful, mild, and extremely sunny. The automobiles are out in droves. The dallying of bodies toContinue reading “Coffee Shop”
A New Beginning
Last night a thought came to me. It soon grew into an idea. I am a wilderness seeker. I need the mountains. I need the trees. I need the birds as much as I need air. However, I live thirty minutes from everywhere I need or want to be. I spend more time in myContinue reading “A New Beginning”