“Keep your mouth shut; guard the senses; and life is ever full. Open your mouth; always be busy; and life is beyond hope.” Lao Tzu No wonder the world seems drained of hope lately! What… Read more

  So many years of collecting feathers, over distances — I see that not all feathers are the same. Of course not, but I look further even. What makes a great tail feather is not… Read more

WORKING on the follow up to my hot springs time, what an eye-opener! AND ALSO on a blog about the springs themselves… PLUS there is still the Krishnamurti thing. All have been in progress while… Read more

The Parable of the Bowls it is the emptiness that makes it useful; the usefulness of what is, depends on what is not Lao Tzu This morning’s dishwashing had much to teach. The usual compliment… Read more

ORIGINAL LIFE,  Who passes through our grandmother’s hands to our own,  And on through us to our daughters’ daughters: Teach us the Ancient Ways, The Wisdom locked in our hearts, That which you have hidden… Read more

  WHAT is happening in our forests?  QUALITY OF ARGUMENTS The question is: can an organism not previously categorized be discovered in the North American continent? Sides have polarized in a way few subjects have… Read more

Here we focus on what constitutes evidence, which is defined as “the available body of facts or information indicating whether an assertion is true or valid.” In particular to our topic, an unacknowledged species living… Read more

The Very First Hominin GIGANTOPITHECUS is an extinct genus of ape from roughly 2 million to 100,000 years ago during the Early to Middle Pleistocene of southern China, although other identifications have also been made in… Read more

The Pacific Northwest is a veritable garden with a rich tepestry of geologic changes, dramatic and varied landscapes, and an intersection of ancient biomes. Many cultures and animals have been a part of this history… Read more

These are in whatever order the scraps fell out of my overstuffed binder. Enjoy! “There’s no hope. You’re too old.  All of us are gonna die, and you’re probably first.” ~Caitlyn Jenner  “I would rather… Read more

If you’ve watched the Lord of the Rings or read the trilogy, you have been made privy to what it means to be a Veteran.  J. R. R. Tolkien has woven the most intimate threads… Read more