Being Thankful in 2020
Thanksgiving takes place here in the US in just a few days—but, for most of us, it won’t be a typical holiday. While we’re used to traveling and gathering in large family groups (and/or hosting Friendsgiving the weekend before), that likely won’t be happening this...
Remembering Cottonwood Trees
One week ago, on my morning walk, I discovered that this huge old cottonwood tree had been cut down. It stood out in a field, on the edge of former farmland (I think there once was a house nearby, as there’s a covered wellhead). That field has been awaiting the chance...
Being Temporal Containers of Eternal Love
It’s been a long time since I’ve received the Eucharist. Episcopal churches in Arizona shut down to in-person worship in mid-March, and it looks like we are quite a ways away from being able to worship in person together again. There’s a plan, of course, for when we...
Figs, Caverns, and Connecting with Nature at Home
There’s a gorgeous and bountiful fig tree in my neighborhood. It’s in the back corner of a yard that backs onto a public footpath, and the tree’s branches hang over the fence on two sides. I discovered it last year, in the height of the fig season, when birds, bees,...
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