Pollinators

Pollinators

i enjoyed a lovely walk at Steinke Basin yesterday morning, only my second of the season. It was good to be there again and engage with the loving nature spirits. I was especially happy to be greeted by orange hawkweed along the meadow part of the trail. Hawkweed has...
Riverland Conservancy

Riverland Conservancy

Last weekend in the sunny spring weather, I went for a long rambling hike at Riverland Conservancy. It felt great to get out in nature and stretch my legs after several months of being mostly indoors. I quickly remembered my love of this place. Riverland Conservancy...
Confirmation through animal sightings

Confirmation through animal sightings

Yesterday I shared several stories of how the outside world sometimes validates energetic shifts in shamanic healing sessions. The same sort of messages also happen for classes. Before a two-day basic shamanism class last fall, I got up early to drive to Crow Moon...
The quiet time of winter

The quiet time of winter

I look out my window and see the dried up husks of plants. Stripped of their blooms and their leaves, they decay over winter. Their seeds lie dormant in the earth covered by a blanket of snow, while the trees with their bare branches watch over them. This is a time of...
Tumbled Rocks Trail

Tumbled Rocks Trail

I bundled up this morning and went to Spirit Lake. Although I haven’t been on it for several years, the Tumbled Rocks Trail is another old friend. The macadam walkway follows the western shoreline of the lake. Large boulders line the path and the steep grade going to...