the creatures and me eyes wide, noses to the wind dreaming of cool rain July This time of the year is spectacular where I live at 7,120 feet elevation, 40 degrees north latitude, 105 west, on the east facing slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, just below the Continental Divide. Small arroyos and larger … [read more]
Writing
Pray for peace
August 2, 2024 Tuesday, we memorialize the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, and on Friday we remember Nagasaki. Between 129,000 and 226,000 Japanese died, mostly civilians. Imagine not being able to be precise about the deaths of 100,000 people, the population of my town? So much suffering and human loss. What can be said … [read more]
Soothe
Caitriona Balfe, Buddy’s Ma An assassination attempt two days ago. A political convention today where some of the most draconian plans are being seriously considered. A good leader stumbling publicly. Record heat. Wildfires. Though I was born in the final two weeks of the Truman administration, I was a Kennedy kid. That world would last … [read more]
Memory revisited
Image: Alex Dukhanov John died over eight years ago, but listening to REM brought him back to life last week. I leaked like an old faucet hearing his voice. I remember the specific details of Megan’s, Athena’s, and Ian’s birth days vividly, along with foods we ate, midwives’ names and times of day. As well, … [read more]
Foot Path
I don’t know George. Or, perhaps I should say, I didn’t know him. I’m not sure. He may have passed. We heard that his dog, who was always by his side, ran off, or got hit by a car, or got sick and died. And then we stopped seeing George. His place is a couple … [read more]
So, this is what it amounts to
May 25, 2024 I wish you a happy Memorial Day holiday on Monday. Memorial Day began around the time of the US Civil War and traditionally has focused on remembering fallen military members. With utmost respect for those soldiers, I have always been drawn to expand my remembrance on Memorial Day to include all my … [read more]
