The Dapple Gray – 01/21/2022 There was a little hatch-type door from my bedroom into the attic storage area of my childhood home. It was poorly insulated, so in the summer it was roasting in there, and in the winter,
Backyard Observations – 01/14/2022 It was really “country” when we moved out here 31 years ago. The city has definitely closed in, but we are fortunate to still live on the edge of country. There is about thirty acres of
Solitary – 1/7/2022 Even though winter has set in I still try to get in an afternoon walk, just to get some fresh air. Some days, like today, the air is really fresh, helped by a stiff westerly wind that
The Wagnitz Constellation – 12/31/2021 The night sky is a wonder. As the night deepens, the sky deepens and you can see farther and farther. It’s as if the night itself lights afire more and more stars as it stretches
Christmas Eve – 12/24/2021 At the edge of the woods, at the edge of the meadow, a strong oak, limbs like arms raised in the orans position seem to lead evening prayer. It’s blue shadows, almost violet upon the
Oh Danny Boy – 12/17/2021 I don’t know why my parents named me Dan, other than my mother shared with me that it was the name she preferred. She never explained why she preferred it. But I do remember watching
Cheating Santa – 12/10/2021 I am writing this on St. Nick Day. Actually, it’s the real St. Nicholas feast day. He was a Bishop in what is now Turkey who died way back in the middle of the fourth century.
Fresh Canvas – 12/3/2021 I will confess right at the beginning of this essay that I like snow. To be more specific, I like falling snow. I like to watch it. For me it is like a crackling wood fire
Birds and Feathers – 11/26/2021 Not everything that can be known, will be known. While that statement may sound a bit pessimistic, it points to the reality of mystery in this world. Mystery invites curiosity. Curiosity can lead to discovery;
Hold Firm, and Wait I have made no secret of the fact that Autumn is my favorite time of the year. October is like a trout stream to my heart; I just have to get out into the middle of
