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Big Black Muddy Elwha River
Big Black Muddy Elwha River

Black muddy river Roll on forever I don’t care how deep or wide If you got another side Roll muddy river Black muddy river roll Big Black Muddy Elwha River  

A Promotional Video For a Winery Dedicated Dogs
Therapy Dogs work for hugs, treats and…Drawings!
Therapy Dogs work for hugs, treats and...Drawings!

Marcos made some more friends this week. And we got this nice drawing from a young girl with whom we read stories like Green Eggs and Ham, Max, the Shelter Dog, and Dog of Discovery, which is about the Newfoundland that went on the Voyage of Discovery with Lewis and Clark. The kids are not […]

Hvarf Heim = Disappeared haven
Hvarf Heim = Disappeared haven

  Ágætis byrjun= Towards the end       Ég þakka þér þá von= I appreciate your Hope Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust= With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly Inní mér syngur vitleysingur = within me a lunatic sings          

Wendell Berry quote
Wendell Berry quote

“We have lived by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives, so that it will be possible to live by the contrary assumption that what was good for the world will be good for us…For it is only on […]

Exploring Rainbow Ridge
Exploring Rainbow Ridge

    What is the noblest delight? What brings greater pride to man? Discovery! To know that you have been where no others have been before. To behold what no other human eye has taken in before. Breathing in an atmosphere that is totally fresh. To come to an idea no one has stumbled upon […]

In the Shadow of Sentinels
In the Shadow of Sentinels

  “Quietening the mind Deep in the forest Water drips down” Hôsha        

The Forbidden Zone, Mountain, Psychedelic Meadows, Dogs and Dinosaurs
The Forbidden Zone, Mountain, Psychedelic Meadows, Dogs and Dinosaurs

 

Wildflowers at the High Divide
Wildflowers at the High Divide

Buddy bottoms, flowers and mountains.

The Meaning of Life: The Poems of Nanao Sakaki
The Meaning of Life: The Poems of Nanao Sakaki

If you have time to chatter Read books If you have time to read Walk into mountain, desert and ocean If you have time to walk sing songs and dance If you have time to dance Sit quietly, you Happy Lucky Idiot  Nanao Sakaki, Kyoto 1966

The Shade of Trees
The Shade of Trees

“In the shade I should have known the tree which gave it, without looking up,—not because the sharp little spicular leaves of the fir, miniatures of that sword Rome used to open the world, its oyster, would drop and plunge themselves into my eyes, or would insert their blades down my back and scarify,—but because […]

Spring Melt at Yellow Aster Butte
Spring Melt at Yellow Aster Butte

                                    It was when I was down all fours trying to climb over a log that blocked the trail, snow in my hair and mud in my fingers, when I realized that the log wasn’t blocking the path […]

Mother’s Day Flowers for the Mamas Out There
Mother's Day Flowers for the Mamas Out There

           

Picnic
Picnic
Smiling Dog
Smiling Dog

  I love seeing a smiling dog.

The Bridges of Whatcom County
The Bridges of Whatcom County
What are Pick-Up Dogs?
What are Pick-Up Dogs?

What are pick-up dogs? Pick-up dogs are not only dogs that pick us up when we’re down as I’ve seen Marcos do when we visit hospice patients, nursing homes or psychiatric patients. Pick-up dogs are dogs that ride in pick-ups. Dogs riding in vehicles seems to be an American tradition that goes back a long […]

Dogs in Cuba
Dogs in Cuba

In 2009, I was given an academic visa to study Cuban culture. I went mainly to pay homage to some of my favorite authors and musicians and to see what the island is really like. I spent my 10 days in Cuba walking the city of Havana. When I travel, I like to constantly be […]

This looks like an ad for Natural Balance’s Bear Biscuits
This looks like an ad for Natural Balance's Bear Biscuits

A pick-up dog waiting for some good treats.                  

The Forest Path and the Rain Dogs
The Forest Path and the Rain Dogs

This post is about light and the absence of light in a Northwestern forest foray. In winter, Marcos, Lupe and I walk down a path that is like a passage into a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, the forest so dark that it is spooky and unforgiving. Lupe takes pleasure in the smells of the forest […]

Do dogs perceive beauty? And if so, how does this perception manifest itself?
Do dogs perceive beauty? And if so, how does this perception manifest itself?

My hiking partner, who doesn’t have a dog, has asked me on several occasions while watching Marcos and Lupe observe a mountain view or a special afternoon light, Do dogs perceive beauty? And if so, how does this perception manifest itself? This is a hard question because tastes vary from person to person and also […]

Village Books Event January 14th
Village Books Event January 14th
The Economic Value of Wilderness
The Economic Value of Wilderness

I’ve been working on the idea of the value of wilderness and nature from the point of view of an economist, which is difficult because I’m not an economist. Nevertheless, by definition economists have a lot to tell us about nature and wilderness, and I want to learn from their perspective. Economics is the study […]

Clair de Lune
Clair de Lune

A sublime walk up on the mountain. You can force the meditation scene, the peacock feather ceremony that’s supposed to make it all better. The search for the sublime is rendered impossible when you seek it out. But sometimes the weather cooperates, a slight glitch in the system makes it warmer on the mountain than […]

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