Mercy drops round us are falling... an update, Part II  
continued from Part I...

I was determined to finish drilling the remaining postholes on Saturday, so Friday evening I filled the “starts” with water to soften the earth. Then I marked the tr...More...

12 comments | 12 kudos | 176 views | posted Jul 20, 2008 at 2:05 PM

Mercy drops round us are falling... an update, Part I  
It's been two weeks since I wrote about my parched land and subsequent troubles. That Fourth of July weekend was my lowest point in many years. Jentoblues said it so well: "...how a few extra cha...More...

11 comments | 8 kudos | 207 views | posted Jul 20, 2008 at 1:57 PM

Why we are in such a mess...  
I just read eastham's blog on cleaning up Newtown Creek and I was posting the following as a comment when I decided to blog it instead.

In New York the return of beavers is a delight.

In...More...

6 comments | 3 kudos | 127 views | posted Jul 13, 2008 at 6:39 PM

How Dry I Am...  
There are flood and drought over the eyes and in the mouth, dead water and dead sand contending for the upper hand. The parched eviscerate soil gapes at the vanity of toil, laughs without mirth. Th...More...

14 comments | 11 kudos | 243 views | posted Jul 6, 2008 at 12:32 PM

The Little Red Roan, Revisited  
To be loved by a horse, or by any animal, should fill us with awe-
for we have not deserved it. ~ Marion Garretty

It’s been a few months since I wrote about my little red roan mare, Rita. ...More...

25 comments | 14 kudos | 268 views | posted May 15, 2008 at 11:49 PM

On Penning A Poem (for Unionman)  
On Penning A Poem (For Unionman)

I love your story, how a poem
almost came to be.
How very cute - and quite within
the bounds of probability!
You should see my "inspiration's notes". ...More...

10 comments | 9 kudos | 179 views | posted Apr 23, 2008 at 10:14 AM

New people...  
I'm not overly a suspicious person - but two years on Matchdoctor have revved up my cynicism a notch or two when it comes to "new" members.

Now, granted, much of this is due to the bazillio...More...

23 comments | 12 kudos | 391 views | posted Apr 17, 2008 at 9:57 AM

Comfort Zones and Danger Zones and Zoning in...  
Get out of your comfort zone... come on over to mine...

I've been in one of my moods: kinda pissy; a little depressed, feeling like I am somewhat trapped by circumstance - and my own nature...More...

18 comments | 11 kudos | 294 views | posted Mar 30, 2008 at 11:44 AM

To reap the whirlwind...  
Rhythm is the basis of life, not steady forward progress. The forces of creation, destruction, and preservation have a whirling, dynamic interaction.
- from the Kabbalah

They whirled p...More...

13 comments | 11 kudos | 253 views | posted Feb 9, 2008 at 11:01 PM

In the South, February is April...  
“April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.”
- T.S. Eliot

One late spring day a couple of years bac...More...

13 comments | 5 kudos | 195 views | posted Feb 6, 2008 at 12:09 AM