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Return to Sterling

So fellow travelers, a few weeks ago the Vernal Equinox dawned on a Sunday morning with a cold, unforgiving forecast. It would have been easy to hunker down in the warmth of my favorite reading chair and finish the compelling book I was reading about bees. Yet some persistent need sent me rummaging for my […]

Ghosts in the Wood

So fellow travelers,  after a heart breaking day of helping students and staff work through grief that cast a somber silence through the halls of our high school, I returned home in a restless, unsettled state of mind. My soul was asking me to journey someplace both familiar yet unknown. It took a few minutes […]

Left Coast Dreams: Trailing Thoughts

So fellow travelers, “When the Rational part of our mind becomes too dominant our entire focus stays trained on our needs and accomplishments. Everything becomes stressful, competitive and ultimately unfulfilling because we believe we have to skew everything to fit those needs.”  Angelic Messenger Cards by Meredith Young-Sowers. “I went to the woods because I […]

Return to Round Lake: Part Two Taking in a Natural Treasure.

So fellow travelers, photo storage problem solved at last.  I think the results have been worth the wait, so now feel free to shoulder those backpacks and head back on the trail with me….   Round Lake is often missed by many who visit Green Lakes State Park.  All three access points to the trail are […]

Return to Round Lake: Part One Writing with Snoopy

So fellow travelers,  I promised Andy Sigler,  I would demonstrate my use of the “Snoopy Technique” in my next blog post.  Andy is a fellow Bedlam Creative Group member and a fearsome writer with a forthright, honest, sharp edged humorous style of his own. (Check out his blog for yourself right here.)  He had commented […]