So I’m quietly picking blueberries this noon in my garden, when Momma Bear and her three playful yearling baby cubs meander into my yard. Cute little things but make no mistake, don’t feed them or try to pet them while mom’s around. Just observe at a safe distance. Give them leeway. Never come between a momma bear and her cubs! I made a stealthy retreat and filmed from a safe distance, as momma showed her cubs how to pick my/her apples and blueberries. You see, I’ve been “false-charged” up on...

“Some say the world will end in fire Some say ice Of what I’ve tasted of desire I tend to hold with those that favor fire But if the world Must parish twice think I know Enough of HATE I say that ice Is nice And will suffice” Robert Frost What is hate? Mentally? Sociologically? Physiologically? Spiritually? Politically? Health-wise? Of all the psychological emotions Hate is the most irrational Non-productive And destructive To the human psyche Hate simply cannot be...

Befall Smell fall Taste it See leaves fall Hear them russel Here them tussle as the Wind hustles to rearrange All like drifting brown snow hear fall as squealing kids jump pell mell Into leaf piles Where have all the tweets, croaks and cricket sounds gone? An occasional coyote or wolf howls. The full moon feels colder, breath visible. Fall is the shedding In preparation for new Yet it’s our winter We first much come through. Squirrels scamper round Hiding their nuts Squirrel nests appear Out...