Postcards From the Trip

We are back.

Michelle and I returned to the homestead on the autumnal equinox, having driven Aly and her belongings through Canada to Washington state to attend college.

It was a great trip, full of family visits, long travel days through beautiful scenery, and best of all, getting Aly settled in the college she will obviously love.

Now that we’re back home, though, we’re still processing it all, not quite ready to blog about it. Until then, here’s some photos of the trip.

autumn colors on Haines Road

Autumn colors on Haines Road (Photo: Aly Zeiger)

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Looking for Mushrooms

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: Looking for Mushrooms.

You may have noticed how frequently poems have been scheduled lately. Without consulting my schedule, I think this is just about the end of the extras. She seemed to have a lot more to write about during the summer. Before long we’ll be back to one poem for each moon phase, with a few gaps even.

If you’re familiar with our lifestyle, you know that mushroom hunting is a pretty big thing for us, a yearly activity that begins in late summer and carries through autumn to the first snows. I especially like that this poem refers to the bolete, my favorite fungi. Continue reading →

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