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Advent Thought (s) Dec. 19 Celebrate the Shadows
I walked today almost alone,-- just the dogs and me-- in circles, with my back to the wind down on the beach, and then into the wind in protected woods. I did this for an hour in between work or chores or choices or whatever it is I do all day-- looping, marching,...
Epiphany
“I also learned this year that my delight grows—much like love and joy—when I share it.”- Ross Gay, The Book of Delights Jan 6, Saturday, noon. Sunny, cold (19 degrees), light north wind. Ebbing tide. The sun pulls on we Alaskans, practically cave...
Jan 5 Singing in the Snow
The wonderful purity of nature at this season is a most pleasing fact. Every decayed stump and moss-grown stone and rail, and the dead leaves of autumn, are concealed by a clean napkin of snow. In the bare fields and tinkling woods, see what virtue survives. In the...
Jan 4 Keep the Faith
“While the rosary has many purposes, it is often prayed before, during, and after the time of death. It is considered an intercessory prayer, which asks for Mary’s intercession with God.” --Instructions from The Rosary Prayer Service for the Deceased. O sisters, let’s...
January 3 Gaining Daylight
“In each generation, we are tested. Will we love our neighbors as ourselves, or will we measure our responsibilities to one another in accordance with whomever we deem to be in or out of our social circles? …There’s a way in which we can come together as groups, as...
Jan 2 Snow and Screens
“No matter what it is, if you don’t move your eyes and set the pace yourself, your intellect is sentenced to death. The mind, you see, is like a muscle. For it to remain agile and strong, it must work. Television rules that out.” ― Mark Helprin (Winter's Tale) Being...
The Moose that Came Home for Christmas
Back in September a healthy young bull moose escaped from his enclosure at the Kroschel Wildlife Center on Mosquito Lake Road. He had lived there since he was a baby. Steve Kroschel has permits for this sort of thing. He named him Duck Moses, after his savior, Duck...