Category Archives: Seasons & Celebrations

Observations of the seasons, particular holidays and special days.

Looking for Mushrooms

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s time for another one of the poem’s not associated with a specific moon phase. I chose to schedule this one for the autumnal equinox: … Continue reading →

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Fires of August

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

As August draws to a close in our corner of Southeast Alaska it continues to imitate October very convincingly. We’ve already lit fires in the woodstove on several days, which we generally don’t do till at least mid to late … Continue reading →

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