What do you get if you cross fungi and algae? Lichen! How is it different than moss? Moss is a plant. That means it has stems and leaves. Why are people standing around in 39 degree weather motionless in a meadow, staring at itty bitty bits of things with an eye loupe? Small bits of… Continue reading When I close my eyes, I see lichen
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Go to the empty places
January is empty for reservoirs. They hold the void. There is no water, wake, or waves. Hardly anyone is there. You’d see them if they were; there’s nowhere to hide. I tromped around wondering about the emptiness. Which reminded me of the importance of being empty. My friend recommends going into a room empty. Especially… Continue reading Go to the empty places
Kombucha: taste and perspective
If you asked me, here is what I’d tell you about the tastes of kombucha. Pomegranate white tea brings out a burst of hope from each pomegranate seed involved. It’s a mix of blissed and blessed; straightforward and non-complex. A great one for the card-carrying kombucha naysayers out there. It is sweet and light and… Continue reading Kombucha: taste and perspective
Adopt. Cats. Meditate.
I went out and got two cats the other day. I looked online at the local shelter and though the goal was one, I chose two. They did not know each other. One radiated sweet, the other appeared cute and playful. After we got home, one was naughty, one was nice. The cute and playful… Continue reading Adopt. Cats. Meditate.
What is mental health?
We went from headaches to mental health fairly quickly. I asked him what he did for his own mental health? His answer: “I don’t know what it is.” Fair enough. An honest answer! A few beats passed and he asked, what do YOU do for your mental health? Touché! I told him that for my… Continue reading What is mental health?
If nettles call, go.
The journey before take-off
You don’t simply board a plane. You walk ride a subway escalator elevator airport shuttle train more elevators, escalators, go down hallways. More elevators, escalators , stairs walkways to the line to get on the plane. You walk into a tube and wait. You find your seat you wonder if this flight is still a… Continue reading The journey before take-off
A dream of the dying
Dream 9/2/17 Sitting with the dying and the brown cow Someone asked me to sit with a woman who had just died. I sat down next to her, she was on her back, perfectly still. A few feet away, her brownish red cow lay down like a dog on the floor. It was huge and… Continue reading A dream of the dying
Orcas Island
I felt on the brink of magic. I was, Orcas island was next. Still, Anacortes is beautiful; you can walk on the beach or a boardwalk path if you have time before your ferry pulls in. Anacortes is the place to drive onto ferries that go to Canada and the San Juan islands.… Continue reading Orcas Island
Time-traveling tortoise
We can time travel, but nobody writes about it. It’s not what you think. When you put me down on the floor back in the winter, you said I didn’t move for days. It seemed like 5 minutes to me. Summer is my favorite time of year. I like to eat the Grandpa Ott… Continue reading Time-traveling tortoise