As every child knows, there is nothing like an unexpected thrill, the surprise you hadn’t even imagined that takes you to a new place, the place you never saw coming.  The punchline of a great joke, the surprising turn in a new trail, the thrill of hiding and never...

On a hot day in early May, I went to nearby Limontaur beach, an isolated strip that borders on Drakes Bay on the south side of the Point Reyes peninsula.  As I began walking east I noticed a lone whale, first seeing her spouting water, then the sleek curve of her long...

Walking through the wetlands on a windy day, I encountered a tree growing horizontally towards a nearby stream.  While the trunk stretched out sideways, many of its branches grew vertically.  I was easily able to reach my hands up to grab the vertical limbs, climbing...

I wake up moody, worrying about the future. Last night I was reading about the unemployment numbers online. Perhaps that's why I am feeling dark. I wonder what I can do personally, how I can contribute in the face of this daunting economy. I go through the motions of...

Two nights ago as I was walking at dusk on a tree lined road nearby my home, an owl swooped across the road from one tree to another. I had a feeling of knowing inside, a knowing that he wanted me to notice him, and in that moment I gave him all my attention.  He sat...

If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees Rilke Something stirred in my heart as early as 4th grade when I first heard the words of Joyce Kilmer's Trees . . . I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree. I grew up near...

It has been said in many ways, many times, but what if each of us unleashed the power of our imaginations.  What if each time I had a negative thought about my body or aging: what if I get sick? what if I don't have enough money?  What if, what if, what if . . . what...