Monthly Archives: May 2011

Slow Shrews

Normally, as we roam about the homestead and the surrounding forest, we often see brief flashes of movement, small gray streaks along the ground barely glimpsed before vanishing. When we see this, we know we’ve just seen a shrew. Lately, … Continue reading

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Remembrance

It’s the night of the first quarter moon, which means it’s time to read another poem from Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons. Today’s poem is Stone Poem. This will not be numbered among my favorite poems of hers. Sadly, though, it’s … Continue reading

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