Burning to prevent burning produces unwelcome results… even in the face of wildfires, we may do our forests a favor by leaving them alone.
Pip’s Wild Friends
Life gets pretty boring for a lone dog like Pip, especially now—it is so hot and the hiking trails are so crowded we don’t go there much.
Ranch Time
As always with a big new project, the day of reckoning comes at last.
The Century Plant
The wisdom of old age: to stay and savor, rather than leaving to experience more.
The Extraordinarily Gifted
The last few days have brought me into contact with four extraordinary people… this seems amazing.
No More Water
In times like this, I’m grateful that—so far—Santa Fe has been spared, and perhaps the closing of our neighboring national forest will prevent disaster.
The Santa Fe National Forest Has Closed
We don’t know how to behave in the woods.
The Little Bookstore That Could
I believe in books printed on paper, and a lot of others do too.
Sanctuary
I am blessed to have, in my life, several sanctuaries, one of which I am able to visit daily, the others at least once a week.
Our Time
Not Women’s Month or Women’s Day but Women’s Time—Our Time—long overdue but come at last.