Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be…
June 9: Goslings back again!
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams – they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do – they all contain truths. Muhammad Ali I know you can’t see them in this photo, but the Mom, Dad, and baby goslings are on the beach at the other side of the pond….I was…
June 7: The bears are back
Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man. Stewart Udall Wildlife is very well protected here, along with bears that occasionally wander across our pathways in urban areas, fully entitled to, of course, since it was their territory to begin with. However, this bear got a little…
June 5: The measure of progress
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw The latest on the veggie garden…after the rain, everything seems to be growing prolifically, even if places where I didn’t plant seeds! That I guess is thanks to soil redistribution with the kind aid of cats. Anyway,…
June 4: Postcard perfect
Joining a new church and starting a new life is never easy and often frightening. Joseph B. Wirthlin I remember the first day we walked through these doors, it looked much as it does not, with the beautiful roses in full bloom. It was a scary decision to walk into a new church, and know…