A little hike
We’re having a January thaw. Enough snow and ice disappeared that we could take a chance on hiking up McFarland Mountain (734 feet) in Acadia. There were some great views. Patchy snow and melting...
We can’t harm it
I take comfort in the sun. It’s so far away and so powerful. We humans can’t possibly harm it or affect it in any way with our bullshit behavior. Bill McKibben wrote “it’s going to...
Random images
I was refilling the big jar of wheat berries from the bag and several spilled out on the floor. I swept them up and threw them outside. The birds must have gone crazy judging...
A Democratic Socialist New Year
We watched Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as New York City’s mayor today. It was so moving. I never lived in New York City but I’ve spent enough time there to almost feel like a New...
New Year’s Eve
It’s supposed to snow starting tonight. And more tomorrow. We will stay in, maybe go for a walk or a short cross-country ski. I feel solemn and sad. I am stuck in the middle...
Biddeford visit
Combining missions: I wanted to visit my sister in southern Maine and also to give Sam an experiential gift (the best kind for him). So we went to visit and stayed overnight at The...
QC, becoming a tradition
We like to visit a town with a vibrant holiday scene in the days before Christmas. Last year we went to Iceland, but the two years before, we went to Quebec City, Canada. This...