Field notes for summer

Field notes for summer

  Summer around here is measured in horseback rides, checking cattle in the pasture, swimming in the river, stocktanks and kayaking. The grandkids spend their days outside until exhaustion finally catches up with them. Riding horses throughthe pasture, baseball...
February and the art of noticing

February and the art of noticing

February is quiet in a way that asks something of us. The rush of beginnings has softened, the days are still short, and life feels slower, more inward. This is not the silence of avoidance. It is the silence of listening. Noticing is an art. It requires restraint. It...