Nature

Living Lightly in New Zealand

We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving… Viola Palmer

Four Directions from Manhattan

A couple of months ago while crossing 23rd Street on my way to Madison Square Park, I realized that in… Janet Soderberg

Acknowledging the Nature of Community

Community and a strong sense of togetherness are what stand out most when I think about what it means to… Nan Bowles

Listening to Aspen

On a recent fall trip to the Eastern Sierras, I reveled in a week of hiking among the aspen. Lining… Kathy Barnhart

Natural Quiet at Goose Creek

Some keep the Sabbath going to church; I keep it staying at home, With a bobolink for a chorister, And… Miriam Westervelt

What is the Meaning of a Toad?

What is the meaning of a toad? In elementary school I write a one-page report on toads. I draw a… Mac F. Given

Flood

Every sandcastle requires a second hole. Not the moat’s descriptive circle, but a mining hole, dug off to the side.… Elizabeth Echlin

Garden

"Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps." —Bronson Alcott In one of the most remarkably out-of-character statements ever made… John Morgan

The Contours of Worship

In Salt Lake Valley, where I lived for six years during the early 1990s, mountain topography and temperature differentials often… Peter Anderson

Stirring Dull Roots

April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with… Newton Garver

Heron Reflections

On the road home from the wedding of Muriel Bishop and Douglas Summers, reunited after many years apart, a beautiful,… Caroline Balderston Parry