Category: Musings

  • Into the Thicket

    A thicket is a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees. They can be so dense that day light may not penetrate all the way to the ground. They can be very cool during the heat of the day here in the high desert of the southwest. They can also stand as a metaphor for…

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  • Listening to Silence

    I was out in the woods the other day and I was absolutely awestruck by the quiet I heard. But It wasn’t totally empty of all sound. The forest of course is alive with breezes rustling leaves, birds calling and squirrels chattering. And between all that is a buzz or a hum that only a…

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