Breeze hindered warmth Finds me protected Twixt porch railing and sun sopped wall. Lawn cluttered of straggling leaves Gives way to luxuriant green. The neighbor's Unfettered by shade. Daffodil and…

Anticipating Easter and impatient for Spring I find myself contemplating Christmas. I have lived my entire life in rural NYS, most of it in its somewhat northern reaches. The Northern-European-Agrarian-Pagan…

Last night I went to a meeting of a local sustainability group on home solar hot water installations. There was a room of about 70 mostly older folks like myself.…

I wonder why my mornings are so depressing? CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A former employee of a Youngstown oil- and gas-drilling company was sentenced today to three years probation for dumping…

This image brought to mind a bear and a prison. This polar winter has left me feeling trapped inside by the cold.The actual photo is from a travel lodge. You…