Message from the Mountain

This time of year small red blueberry leaves stand out on the drab landscape of November. They will shine until covered by winter snow. On the landscape of life, once the “showy” people have moved on…

I noticed a beautiful chaga mushroom growing at the base of a small birch tree at the edge of the Orchard. They are prized by some and brewed into a tea. Nature has many healthy plants that can be ha…

The winds of November are blowing strongly, gathering momentum, and sweeping down across the valley. The oak and beech leaves rustle as they resist the attempts to set them free.

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Even though the weather’s warmth is still holding, the November landscape is now mostly barren of fall colors. Still there is a lot of beauty to find when we visit Nature. Life has a lot of beauty ev…

On this first day of November the large tree at the edge of the Orchard, barren of its leaves, looks a little hung over from Nature’s celebration the night before. Still, that’s exactly what I expect…

While trick or treaters of all ages are celebrating Halloween, the Norse god Odin presides on the Mountain over the open portal where souls travel out of and into the earth’s plane. It is a night fil…

A few weeks ago I discovered a haunted milkweed patch. I saw several ghosts that were waiting for the wind to set them free. Now, with Halloween fast approaching, the spirits have joined the landscap…

Nature has been busy decorating for the season of Halloween covering some of the evergreen trees with falling leaves from the maples. She creates a festive feeling as the days move into November and …

The view out my window next to my computer is basically one color as the falling leaves cover the ground with a golden brown glow. People often live in a world with monotone thoughts where it is hard…

Here in the mountains people usually look for the Grand View, but there is so much to be seen right on the ground beneath their feet, like raindrops on a maple leaf. Life has lots of details that are…

Every so often I have the chance to play a private jam session with some very gifted musicians. It is a learning experience for me. Actually, I think that life itself is like a jam session where we s…

I just happened to glance out the window at just the right time and discovered a brilliant red sky as the sun was setting. I captured it with my camera and thought of the brilliant moments in life th…

The colors of fall are fading fast. Soon the landscape will be influenced by a leafless backdrop of November grays. Our memories of the past few weeks will also fade into our unconscious minds. Some …

We have finally finished cutting this year’s growth in the Lupine Field and the Orchard, and the land is prepared for a long winter’s sleep. In the meantime, this year’s seeds will fall into the soil…

Recently I saw a large flock of male turkeys grubbing for food on the lawn. I thought of how we distribute spiritual nourishment through positive acts of kindness. Each act has the potential of givin…

There are people that can travel in their minds out into the Cosmos to worlds beyond, but for me, every time I travel down the old Class Six road and up to the Cabin and Orchard, I am entering anothe…

The falling leaves have created a beautiful carpet on the ground, adding to the afterglow of fall. Eventually, these leaves will decompose, creating new nutrients for the soil and promoting new growt…

There is still plenty of fall color to experience even though the foliage is now past its peak. Acts of kindness that have long since been forgotten by others can carry an afterglow that encourages u…

Recently my grandson mowed the Orchard for the first time. He now becomes the third generation to care for the land. This next generation are the ones that are the future of the whole world. They are…

I captured a photo from the distance, of a friend on his first visit to the Mountain, spending a few quiet moments establishing a bond with Nature. There are special places all over the world to do t…