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Where the Pavement Ends Life Begins
Happiness is Not a Destination
"So, I’ve been thinking about this whole being happy thing, and I feel like people get lost when they think of happiness as a destination. We’re always thinking that someday we’ll be happy; we’ll ...
May 4, 2018 / photography
We Can’t Go On Being an Egg
"It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being jus...
May 2, 2018 / Bird Farm Life
Extraordinary Everyday
"Mama, help me dig a moat please?" Nudging the dog aside, I sat down on the sand and started digging. As I worked the Minnie Mouse trowel through the March earth, Wyokiddo chattered on happily. ...
March 18, 2018 / family
The Weight of History
One of my favorite urban spaces is the Goshen County Homesteader's Museum. The museum is actually a collection of buildings, including the historic Torrington train depot, an early 20th century home ...
March 14, 2018 / Goshen County
No Spring Skips its Turn
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. - Hal Borland "Mama, you should have seen that sunrise. It was purple and pink and orange and red," my daughter greeted me yesterday morning as I...
March 9, 2018 / Bird Farm Life
It’s Okay to Be Bored and other lessons in the pit
While other kids here age were still rubbing the sleep out of their eyes, my daughter was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, sitting in a hole in the ground in a field. Today was the inaugural family goos...
January 29, 2018 / Life Outdoors
Pie of the Month Club
When I ask Outdoor Guy what he wants for his birthday, or Christmas or our anniversary, he will inevitably reply "Banana cream pie." The man does love his pie. Cream pies, fruit pies, flavor is irrel...
January 15, 2018 / family
The Capacity to Love
One year ago today, we brought Ziggy into our family. What we wanted was a herding dog to help Outdoor Guy with the pheasants. What we got was a herding dog and an amazing family dog that we all lov...
December 18, 2017 / writing
Holy Mole!
When the weather outside turns frightful, our garage begins to look delightful to the wee-est of wildlife around here. A few days ago, Outdoor Guy caught a young mole in a mouse trap. The next after...
December 14, 2017 / writing