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As most of you know, I was intimately involved with “song” for more than fifty years. On October 6, 2022, I turn 70, so I take this...

There is a man who haunts the forest, that hangs odes upon hawthorns and elegies On brambles. -William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act...

Sunset at Merry Mount 9/22/22 O boundless, boundless evening. Soon the glow of long hills on the skyline will be gone, Like clear dream...

Gentle airs, melodious strains! Call for raptures out of woe, Lull the regal mourners' pains, Sweetly soothe her as you flow. - Samuel...

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Ashaninka woman basking in sunlight. Credit: André Dib Unfortunately, American History is laden with numerous atrocities inflicted on...

The Silken Tent She is as in a field a silken tent At midday when a sunny summer breeze Has dried the dew and all its ropes relent, So...

8/21/22 This morning I introduce you to Saraswati, the Vedic goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and nature. She represents the...

photo from The New York Times The Naming of Cats The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn’t just one of your holiday games; You...

photo taken at Merry Mount 8/4/22 Ah Sun-flower! weary of time, Who countest the steps of the Sun: Seeking after that sweet golden clime...

Joy and Eva: “Paddy, what is your favorite food?” Long pause: “A ripe peach!” Last Friday night, someone won over a billion dollars in...

Days go by I can feel them flying Like a hand out the window in the wind As the cars go by Yeah, it's all we've been given So you better...

One of Rett's streptocarpus plants named "Flamenco" inspired this post. The Flamenco Color Scheme palette has 4 colors which are Carmine...

Summertime And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich And your ma is good-lookin' So hush,...

July 4, 2022 Today we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain 246 years ago on July 2,...

Today I share a dream I had on 6/22/22: I enter a large room where four chairs have been placed in a square, equal distances apart. I...

NYT 6/24/22 The Supreme Court on Friday overruled Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion after almost 50 years in...

It has become that time of year for the arrival of Summer Solstice. The time when the edge of Earth tilts most directly toward the sun...

Merry Mount-A Place for Pride and Pro-Choice From the White House: During Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex...

photo by Magdalena Wasiczek Joy and Eva: “Paddy, what are your three favorite colors?” Paddy: “Blue, Blue, & Blue”. The human eye sees...