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Earth Day 2021 – This time we mean it
As if all those other Earth Days were just for show, or mere practice. No, I think we’ve accomplished something over the years. Perhaps not as much as we might have… and possibly less than what is needed. But imagine how tense matters might be if the seed hadn’t been planted, and the conversation had never […]
Random thoughts
Random… as if this blog hasn’t been random enough. Today I’ll share a few things that have crossed the path over the last several days. These should touch upon science, farming, food, and living a measured life… hopefully going somewhat along the lines of the mission here. Science – several days ago I was doing […]
Dropping the ball
Philosophical reflection on New Years and a New Decade… how might we all do better
Reflections from/upon this Galactic Speck – Earth Day 2019
Reflection, noun: 1) the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it. “the reflection of light” 2) serious thought or consideration. “she doesn’t get much time for reflection” Let’s do both. Prepositions will help us infer which of these two senses we mean. Reflection from Looking to the heavens […]
Hawks and Doves
A red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, stopped by the house last weekend. A juvenile I believe. We see hawks now and then, they’re not all that rare in these parts… but one tends to see them out in open country and not so much near human habitats. This particular hawk wasn’t the least bit shy – […]
Riff on an old saw
At a livestock auction long ago, my father and I had finished loading up our purchase and were turning about to make our exit. It had started to rain lightly, and the already muddy drive was getting worse by the minute. As we made our way up toward the hard road we came upon a […]
A tough week.
Life is a fine thing. Happy are those who enjoy the journey. And my own particular journey has been mostly enjoyable. And I’ve been mostly happy for it. But this past week a bird died. The poor thing started the week off as would be its want. The time had come, however, and it will […]
Cricket song
You know the melody. One, or two, or many hundreds of crickets chirping their cricket chirps to serenade the world around them. Just this morning, before dawn, the dog and I stepped out for our ritual morning hike down to the end of the road. We were met with the chirp of an individual cricket. […]
Some wheat fields
The winter wheat harvest is hitting its stride in the Heartland. “For amber waves of grain” is more than a pretty lyric in a beautiful song at the moment. Within a week or so the winter wheat harvest will grind farther north and leave Heartland fields idle or set for a double crop such as […]
Every Earth should have its day.
Earth Day. Tag der Erde. Gauisus Terra Dies. El Día De La Tierra. A terrific invention. Setting up a day upon our calendars dedicated to thinking about our tiny little planet seems so appropriate. And there is SO much to think about. For starters, it’s not such a tiny little planet. Ok, there is Jupiter. […]
Gulliver's Pulse 
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