While eating lunch with a new friend (Cheryl Dufrane) who read aloud to me a poem that she had recently penned, I knew I wanted to publish it here. With her gracious permission, I have included it in this post for your edification and enjoyment. Read it. Savor it. Think about it.
Weeds, by Cheryl Batts Dufrane Read More »
I am just beginning to wade into my experiment with permaculture, meaning “permanent agriculture,” but my desire and intent has been to create a thriving and sustainable garden that requires less maintenance and benefits the environment in a way that works with nature, rather than against it. In farming, this practice is referred to as
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P. Andrew Sandlin wrote a phenomenal book entitled Creational Worldview: An Introduction. Since reading it last Spring, I have used it constantly as a reference, pulling it out and referencing parts of the book as I was working through ideas about a specific topic. Chapter 5 of Sandlin’s book, “A Christian Environment-View” has been so
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Mooresville, Alabama is like stepping back in history to a simpler time. In fact, this little community was the movie setting for the filming of the Tom and Huck movie in 1995, and it’s easy to see why. I captured a few whimsical images of this bustling community as we rode bicycles on the trail
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One Friday afternoon in October, I met my sister, Sandy, to ride the Richard Martin Trail in Elkmont, Alabama. She was coming from work as a nurse at Huntsville Hospital and I was trekking over from Franklin, Tennessee after a busy week, eager to get outside and explore some new territory and to experience a
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When I decided to add outdoor cycling back into my regular exercise routine, I naturally began to search around for the best biking trails in the area. I just happened onto this organization (Rails-to-Trails Conservancy) without having ever heard of their work before. I’m astounded and appreciative that there are a lot of really creative
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I’m at the Emerald Coast this morning. I have never seen the beach like this before. The reason, of course, is because Hurricane Ida is scheduled to hit Louisiana with full Category 4 force later today. Don’t even ask me what I am doing here at a time when others are evacuating. Is it some
Note: I am researching to increase my own understanding of what is happening in the world today. I did not author this piece but found the backstory of the Green New Deal so foundational to filling in many puzzle pieces that I felt compelled to share it here. It is my hope that perhaps you
Green New Deal: The Legacy of the Late Prince Phillip Read More »
There was no way I could have known it when I shot this photo. I had spent the morning exploring the old copper mining town of Jerome, Arizona when I saw them in their breath-taking glory for the first time. Across the Verde Valley, far off in the distance, towering above the horizon, there they
I really love living in a place that experiences all four seasons with equal enthusiasm. The vibrant energy of summer is so alive and compelling, beckoning you outside to play, to drink in the bounteous glory of the earth, it’s heat sinking through the skin, bleaching the bones. The colorful vibrancy of flowers, plants, and
