Message from the Mountain

I recently discovered the outline of a witch’s hat etched in a granite ledge on top of the Mountain. I wondered if it was an impression created centuries ago when shamans opened a portal for souls to…

The full moon, a couple of days before Halloween, showed intently through the trees in the early morning. It gave off a mysterious feeling as our minds thought of spirits that might inhabit the Mount…

There is a cut off tree on the side of the old dirt road, leaving two stubs several feet above the ground. There is new growth covering the tops of the stubs. The tree is not giving up like many peop…

A single leaf colored by Nature may not stand out in the vast forest, but after much of the fall foliage has faded away, it stands out for those aware to appreciate. There are many people who go unno…

When I saw a dark line of dead wildflowers/weeds lining the side of the gravel road, I thought of the popular band, The Grateful Dead, and their fans called “dead heads”. Nature provides so many oppo…

There is a cold wind blowing from the snow-covered peaks that is turning the remaining leaves inside out. It is a sign that the first snow will soon be here. We also have intuitive signs of the futur…

I am not very technical. I learn slowly and think from one point to the next one. When I have learned that step, I go on. I know very little about my cell phone and recently got a small older digital…

As the red leaves fade, the bright yellow ones still on the trees take over the color of the landscape. It is like being in sunshine even on a rainy day. Many people are influenced by color as eviden…

We have special places on the mountain where we and others enjoy spending a little time, like the picnic table on top of Chamberlain Ledge. It is good for the soul to have these special places. It co…

As fall has finally reached its peak here, the view out my window is filled with colorful leaves. The show that I have been waiting for will now fade in a few days revealing the next one. Having a wi…

There is something about seeing the first snow of the season covering the top of Mt. Washington. It stirs the inner child in me and turns my thoughts to when the white stuff will cover the ground her…

As we approach the last two months of waning light, the sun’s angle has dramatically changed. Sunset lights the lower landscape and leaves the mountains dark. As we adjust to the season, we also adju…

Derek is here for a few days working on the gardens at the Center. His tool of choice is his trusty hoe. Watching him in action is like going back to another time when there were no modern powered to…

While we were looking for places to exercise after hip surgery, we found a local shopping center called Settlers Crossing, and on starting our walk, we came upon an unexpected meditative area complet…

This time of year, as the leaves are fading, I become very aware of the vibrant green moss that brings color to the landscape. It reminds me of a soft carpet, and actually we do have a green carpet i…

Many people have a favorite gemstone or crystal that they carry with them because it gives them energy, sometimes to connect to higher sources like the Cosmic mind. We live on a mountain that consist…

I am so fortunate and grateful to live in a vast exhibit where Nature’s artisans are constantly at work creating beautiful things that may last a few moments or a few years. I wonder how many human a…

I saw something I had not seen before on a trail I had walked hundreds of times. There, a few feet into the woods, was the shape of a big bird. It was actually an old stump, but at that time it becam…

I recently participated in a fall ritual that we hold each October here on the mountainside when I or other members of the family drive the field mower back and forth cutting the Lupine Field and the…

There are a lot of trees in the forest that have been misshapen by the elements of Nature and yet they continue to survive despite all they have endured. Many people have been misshaped by the elemen…