Message from the Mountain

The temperature has been below freezing lately and the ground is becoming rock solid. When the earth freezes before a lot of snow, it takes the melt of the springtime longer to be absorbed into the g…

In a recent podcast I spoke of waiting for a coating of white, and, just like that, overnight came a dusting of snow making the world look that much more festive. Patience is one of the keys to stayi…

There is a type of therapy that helps people identify their strengths and use them to create change. My wife recently wanted to create a new decoration to hang in a window, so she used a lot of diffe…

As the holidays draw closer, people are beginning to wonder if we will have snow by then. The brown landscape is brightened by evergreens and red berries. Regardless of whether we have snow or not, t…

The rays of sunlight shining through the dark clouds and onto the ocean reminded me of all the people that have an inner light in them that shines through whatever the circumstances taking place in t…

A short cruise along the Belize River gave me the opportunity to observe wildlife that we do not have in the foothills of the White Mountains. It is good for me to see life from different angles and …

On our recent Caribbean trip we took a river tour of a tropical landscape which included some interesting birds. Around the same time, I saw a tropical bird cloud in the sky. I marveled at the unique…

I find a lot of inspiration from the images I see in the clouds. The shapes are constantly moving and changing. I recently spied one that looked like a fluffy dog, an animal that many people enjoy an…

There are so many things to be grateful for. It is possible to be grateful for the same thing over and over again as each time we consider it, there is always something different. There are no two su…

The last few years we have not seen or heard as many barred owls as in the past. They had a hard winter, and then, with our timber cut, their environment changed, so it was special when one recently …

The day before we left on our 2-week Caribbean cruise, we drove up to the Cabin to check on the land. On the way back home, we saw a beautiful deer in the middle of the day during hunting season. To …

After a couple of weeks escaping the cold weather of New Hampshire on a warm Caribbean cruise, I am grateful to be home again. Home is not just a physical place; it is a spot in my heat that connects…

It seems to me as if the clouds in the sky have been changing over the past years. Perhaps it’s just my awareness of them and it is me that has changed rather than the clouds. Either way, it is now n…

It is the season. Holiday lights brighten the night, and even nature is getting into the act. I snapped a picture of a festive seasonal pine ball created by the forces of nature. It is a time for gra…

Usually the messages come from nature. This one came differently; it pushed its way to the top of my mind. “You have a very important role to play here on earth at this time. Regardless of your curre…

Stones can have many images etched into their surfaces. It all depends on the shadows cast by the sun as to how they appear. Your mind may also change the images in your head. Images in the mind are …

I feel at peace when I look out across the hazy mountains and cloud filled sky. That is why many people come here, to find peace. There is peace here, but the real peace comes from deep inside. It is…

As I examined my photo I found that the sunlight streaming across the mountains created a trail of orbs. Was it dust on the lens or souls coming or going? Each of us may have a different interpretati…

The November skies are pink in the morning and pink in the evening, influenced by the rising and setting of the sun. “In the pink” is an old saying that means everything is okay. The pink in the sky …

The mountains to the west were totally obscured by the thick mist covering the landscape. People who had never walked the land before might not even realize mountains were there. When looking for ans…