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Winged Messengers of the Sacred

As Rett and I drive through rural, central Ohio, and occasionally as we spot or hear the call of a Red-tailed Hawk over the skies at...

Seeking Silence

Silence is the think tank of the soul. -Gordon Hempton, self-described acoustic ecologist My inspiration for this post flows from an...

A Place for Fire and Ice

The weather forecast for the week of February 7-14, 2021 at Merry Mount is chilling due to a visit from the “polar vortex”. “The polar...

Matters of the Heart

February is heart month and so I have gathered a few “mullings and musings” about the subject. According to early Western philosophy, the...

Railroad Connections

One of the trains owned by the Smoky Mountain Railroad (KS&E) As a boy, I grew up on two adjacent properties located in the foothills of...

Welcome to Route 66: A Path Led by Angels

On January 21, 2021, Rett will turn 66. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Having already traveled Route 66 myself, I suggest that perhaps it is time for...

A Place for the Cold Full Moon

December’s Cold Moon reaches peak illumination on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at 10:30 P.M. EST. December’s full Moon is most commonly...

Merry Christmas from Merry Mount

He saw EVERYTHING! May your lump of coal contain a diamond inside. "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!" CPW

Here, Now, On the Edge

12/20/20 Tomorrow, on Monday, December 21, 5:02 A.M. EST, the winter solstice arrives marking the first day of winter in the Northern...

O Tannenbaum

It has become that time of year when we turn our attention to Winter and celebrate the holiday season. As is the tradition in many homes...

A Place for “Old Saint Nick”

You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town. He's making a list And...

A Place for the Beaver Moon

When? November 30, 2020 at 4:29 am “The Full Moon for November is named after beavers because this is the time they become particularly...

Thanksgiving 2020: A Place for Gratitude

Over the river, and through the wood, To Merry Mount away! We would not stop for doll or top, for 'tis Thanksgiving Day. Over the river,...

A Place for Time to Change

Seasonal signs of change are all around us at Merry Mount, and it is time once again for the Earth to rest. The gardens must be put away....

O is for October and Orange

October O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The...

A Place for Asa

On October 12, 2020 at 6:41 am, Asa Ruth Woliver made her entrance into the world, and on October 14, we welcomed her to Merry Mount. At...

A Place for "October Song"

Being in the October of my life, I offer a song. As an introduction, I acknowledge Whitman. I tramp a perpetual journey, (come listen...

A Place Like No Other: Poem in October

Observe perpetually. I often walk Minnie around the perimeter of this approximate three acres we call Merry Mount observing the sights,...

Bookend Full Moons in October

Continuing the Full Moon Series, we can look forward to a special treat (hopefully no trick) in October: two full moons. The first full...

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