So fellow travelers, as most folks know we’ve had one hell of a winter here in upstate New York. In fact, our local news station’s weather team recently posted a report that January through March is now noted as the coldest first quarter start to a year on record. You go Old Man Winter. Yay you. …
On compassion and being a better human being
So fellow travelers, this morning’s post from author and CGBF mentor Jon Katz offers honest, raw insights on the subject of compassion. His book Saving Simon was a moving experience. I have seen a lot of suffering and heard worse in my years of volunteering with dog rescues; the description of Simon’s condition was by …
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The Barn Loft
So fellow travelers, a wondrous photo posted by Ken Newman this morning on the CGBF page landed on my heart speaking words which gently gathered into this Haiku. Sweet quiet bird songs Ripple gently through stillness Soft light sacred space May the peace of rebirth and renewal bless all hearts this quiet Easter morning. …
Hope Whispers
So fellow travelers, lately the weight of life’s passages has weighed heavily on my heart. As I am apt to do when I need to recenter my soul, I went for a walk very early this morning inspite of the snow and wind which greeting me at my back door. As I walked these words …
Swamped by Gratitude
So fellow travelers, as I alluded in a recent post there’s a story to be told about an annual event known as Birdathon. Once a year our local chapter of the Audubon Society holds a day long birding challenge known as the Birdathon. Birders have twenty four hours (midnight to midnight) to find and identify …
Reality TV and Eggistential Viewpoints
So fellow travelers, my favorite reality TV program is back on air. Yes, this is a photo of hawks on their nest. I stopped watching Survivor many seasons ago. The Cornell Ornithology Lab has a live camera which follows a pair of nesting red tailed hawks every year. Big Red and Ezra have been back at …
Rolling to Heaven
So fellow travelers, this is for a friend who just bid goodbye to her own sweet friend. One last marble here then gently carried on Wings riding to Heaven Rest in peace Fred. Thank you Lisa for sharing him with all of us.
Lessons of the Crow
So fellow travelers, when I returned home from my recent road trip a package greeted me which I enthusiastically tore open to find…… Yes, Indeed, this is a crow themed handmade potholder. First of all it is handmade by gifted fabric artist Maria Wulf (you can see more of her wonderful work here) I had …
Guest Post: All You Need to Know
So fellow travelers, I could write day and night yet still fall short of reaching the essence of life in the gracious, succinct style of fellow CGBF poet Tom Atkins. Today his poem renewed my faith in Truth. Give yourself the gift of visiting his page and reading it. Poem: All You Need to …
The Story of Spring 2015 43.167° N, 76.33° W.
So fellow travelers, I am currently taking an online photography class from CGBF photo guru Jeff Anderson. The classes I gifted myself with last year pushed me out of “auto” mode and gave me the basic photoshop skills I needed to make steady progress with my Canon DSLR. This class is assignment based; Jeff gives …
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