Maple buds, April morning 2021 By this time of early Spring--a little more than three weeks after the Vernal Equinox--the first rays of the morning Sun touch down in the backyard around 7:30. Situated on the gentle west slope of Richardson Hill, I can see the day's light arriving on the ridge a half mile …
Schermerhorn Family Farm, Rotterdam, New YorkSummer 1937 February, 2021 It was perhaps a month or so into 2020's sheltering-in-place life, that I began to take fresh notice of this particular family photo among the others in the corner of my living room. Living alone--something I most always enjoy, even savor--this new sort of isolation was …
As Autumn progressed in this singular year, apart from the ever-present presence of the Pandemic, what played through my mind and heart often was that on December 11th I would celebrate the 7th anniversary of coming to Lightspring Glen. It was on that day in 2013 that my wonderful realtor and friend, Barbara, accompanied me …
Two Owls and the Wild Geese 2013, late November -- I was excitedly counting down the days to my fated appointment with the folks at the National Bank of Delhi who would guide me through the legal process of becoming the new owner of these seven hillside acres of woods, streams, and ponds---and also a …
This west-sloping hillside on Richardson Hill has been my home for five years now. And with this fifth Spring, it is no less marvelous to once again witness the land at last shedding its somber Winter garb and slipping into the first tender greens. Its arrival at Lightspring Glen was decidedly sharp-edged this year. The …
Lightspring Glen Valentine's Day arrived as a bright and wintry one here at Lightspring Glen, my Heart home. This is a post long-pondered since the new year's beginning, and the first to finally appear for 2019. Lots of Life has happened since New Year's day, much of which proved challenging to translate into words for …
Then and now....morning, 14 November 2014...a mirror to 11.14.2018 (Note for followers of these posts: the promised continuation of September's "Entering Autumn...", further tales of the Ghost Ranch gathering, will follow this post.....Life happens!) .....but nonetheless, "The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. / Don't go back to sleep" And the first secret of …
On Saturday sixteen friends and neighbors - Earth Pilgrims, all - gathered here at Lightspring Glen to give thanks for Summer's blessings and welcome the new season. And as was true for the Barn Christening in June, many more attended in spirit, so we were a lively crowd. As the westering Sun settled gracefully behind …
Continue reading Entering Autumn – the Door is round and open…
Addendum, 7th September The note posted a month ago re. "this blog is under construction" is being belatedly addressed due mostly to the brim-full weeks since my wish to at least post something before the adventure of my Summer got underway this eve of the Leo Solar Eclipse! Placeholders were Mary Oliver's poem and photo …
Continue reading Blackberries and Butterflies – August’s Blessings to September’s Song
The calendar reports that this is the 12th of June. Summer Solstice, the mid-point of the year's Wheel, is only eight days away. In today's bluest of blue skies, the midday Sun is nearing its zenith with the just-about-new Gemini Moon close behind.....tomorrow it will be exact. Bird-life is bustling all about, the Starling fledglings …
