This is a recent photo taken at the top of Blacktail Mountain. You can see the heavy cloud cover, an inversion, which will sometimes blanket the whole valley for days, weeks even, like it did here. It was good to be at the top of the mountain where the sun was shining and everything was [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blacktail, inversion on February 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Hunting Story, Part Four
Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Twenty minutes later I went back out, my hair dry, my nerves steadying despite no reason to, a willingness settling over me. I repositioned on the patio using the picnic bench and sat with the gun pointed up the mountain. Brent said he thought the buck had moved and it did appear that he was [...]
The Hunting Story, Part Three
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hunting on December 11, 2008 | 9 Comments »
“I’ll have a Bloody Mary, please.” The flight attendant didn’t bat an eye that morning. Apparently lots of people use flying as an excuse to have an early nip. I had decided that I would drink my way from Georgia to Montana and that it would be my last day of drinking. And so I [...]
The Hunting Story, Part Two
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hunting, Spirituality on December 5, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I was a most reluctant hunter, never having shot a rifle until three months’ earlier. “We’re not leaving these woods until you shoot that gun.” I mentioned passion; did I mention stubbornness? I would’ve gotten around firing the rifle that day with anyone but Brent and when he retrieved the target, we were both a little [...]
The Hunting Story, Part One
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hunting, strength on December 2, 2008 | 7 Comments »
This is a piece I’m working on about my hunting experience. I’m not quite done with it, but I decided to post it here as a short series.
The blast of the rifle’s report shook me to the core, ripping through my body like a bolt of lightning, ingniting every nerve and every cell. “Oh, shit! [...]
Spiritual Turning
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cathedral, change, family, hunting, opportunity, possibility, spiritual turning, writing on November 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
There’s still no snow in the valleys and the weather has been unusually warm for this time of year. Dad came out to visit and he, Brent and I hunted for a couple of days. Mostly what we did was soak up the good forest energy and enjoy hanging out together. I feel like I’ve hardly [...]
My First Deer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abundance, first deer, love, matter, spirit on November 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I returned from Georgia on Monday evening and here is what I did Tuesday morning. I think I may be the most reluctant hunter on the planet, but it was a thrilling, emotional and very spiritual experience for me. This deer will see me through the next year, providing sustenance not just on my plate, [...]
Request your input
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2012, input on October 19, 2008 | 14 Comments »
I’ve been a member of a writer’s group that meets once a month for three years. Due to lots of unforseen events that occurred this year, I hadn’t been in several months, but have attended the past two. I committed to read in November and now I’ve got to try and do some “real” writing! [...]
A Very Personal Political Essay
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged communication, Planet Waves, politics on October 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Eric Frances over at Planet Waves has been writing a lot about how the current astrology points again and again to the concept of “The Personal is Political.” Well, of course it is. It always has been; we just haven’t always been awake to it. But I think as houses foreclose, jobs disappear and food [...]
My Dear Little Girl
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Kisster on October 2, 2008 | 8 Comments »
My sweet little Kisster left this world Tuesday evening. She was a wonderful companion and friend and I miss her so much. She was only 9 years old, but she had health problems from the get-go and was slated to be euthanized the day after I adopted her. I was with her at the end [...]
