Sprang Again
When asked to write 300 words to be included in a book of photographs of the wetlands of Lake Washington’s Arboretum, I recalled a line from the poet e e cummings – “wholly to be a fool while spring is in the air my heart approves.”
Unfinished Business – 2
The final test at the end of a year-long course in comparative religion asked this: “Out of what you have studied, take the best aspects and construct a new religion.” Ha. No problem, right? I was young and smart, and eager. After a month of struggle, I turned in a final paper that simply said I could not do it.
Chicken and Eggs
Odd how ordinary topics rise to the surface of conversation and news. Eggs, for example. And just in time for Easter. And at the same time, bird flu (avian influenza H591 virus) stalks the chicken population and maybe us. “Uncertain times” is another topic these days.
Living in the Yellow Still
When I first came to this small town in Utah, there was only one stop light. Now, there are more than ten, and more are being installed. What has not changed much is human behavior. An essay I wrote in 1993 shows just that.