The pond in this photograph has been erased from maps by a government distrustful of “the public.” The pond’s name has been censored on the local hiker’s discussion board. Knowledge … more →
Lost BordersSteven Goodheart wrote 1 month ago: Today’s post shares something that is very close to my heart. It’s an excerpt from the writings of t … more →
the5thlineproject wrote 2 months ago: “The march of glaciers may be a cleansing but in man genocide is a pettiness.”~~from the … more →
T.W. Burger wrote 3 months ago: (Note: This is a slightly written version of a column written many years ago.) ===================== … more →
hokku wrote 4 months ago: In her bittersweet children’s book Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt writes: “The first … more →
flandrumhill wrote 6 months ago: Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched? If you’re in the woods, you probably … more →
chrissie abbott wrote 7 months ago: We (humans) see ourselves as the culmination and the end, and if we do indeed consider our passing, … more →
flandrumhill wrote 8 months ago: Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding sh … more →
redstarcafe wrote 9 months ago: I know that the world “miraculous” is regarded dubiously in scientific circles because o … more →
redstarcafe wrote 9 months ago: I suppose that nothing living had moved among those great stones for centuries. They lay toppled aga … more →
redstarcafe wrote 9 months ago: Though the case of man is complicated, it seems evident that … a remarkable doorway opened whe … more →
Ken wrote 1 year ago: The pond in this photograph has been erased from maps by a government distrustful of “the publ … more →
Ken wrote 1 year ago: In Eudora Welty’s story, A Still Moment, the student scientist and artist Audubon shot and killed a … more →
Ken wrote 1 year ago: At the beginning of The Last Neanderthal, Loren Eiseley quoted the Book of Job: “For you shall … more →
Ken wrote 1 year ago: In The Inner Galaxy, Loren Eiseley remembered how much he loved an old seagull who sat near to him o … more →
Ken wrote 1 year ago: In Darwin’s Century, in the second chapter, titled “The Time Voyagers,” Loren Eiseley wrote that unt … more →
antiplath wrote 3 months ago: I’d never heard of Loren Eiseley until today. Wish I could have taken a class from him. Or bou … more →