Mystery Bird Returns to the Homestead

As I wrote last year, I have to relearn most of the local bird songs each year in order to identify them. This year, I seem to have lost one of them. The song is extremely familiar to me, so I know this bird visits us every year. In fact, it could be a year ’round resident. I just can’t put a name to it. Try as I might, I haven’t been able to see the bird, which would help a lot. In fact, if I could see it, I might find that it’s one I know. If not, I can always consult the bird books. Continue reading →

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Mary Oliver’s The Fawn: Outdoor Spirituality

If you’re following Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me, the poem for tonight’s new moon is The Fawn. If I were to choose a single poem that best describes my sense of spirituality, this might be it.

view from Zeiger homestead

Oh, the cathedrals of the world! I think mine compares quite favorably to most . . . (Photo: Mark Zeiger).

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