Reflections

I’ve been quiet here and missing the practice of taking time each month to write about my relationship with the natural world. And, I’ve...

In mid-September, I was back in the Hoh Rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, to co-lead a forest immersion retreat...

It’s been a few years since I heard poet David Whyte speak about ‘genius loci’, but I’ve not forgotten it. Today, on my walk along the...

Dear friends, The last photo I took of our cat Bo (aka Beau Bo or Bubby) is the one where he’s stretching to meet the new palm,...

Dear friends, Happy Solstice! I hope you find time today (and everyday) to interact with the natural world. In the quiet moments the land...

In 1949, my grandfather Constantine “Gus” Zaffiras bought a second hand baby grand piano. From whom he bought it and for how much is lost...

I often ask myself, What can I do to lessen suffering on Earth right now? More specifically, how do I live, and make a living, without...

Here is our daughter and my father-in-law sitting beside Boulder Creek (CO) in August 2000. I don’t know why they are looking upstream,...

If January was a sieve that helped me sift through the aftereffects of the holidays and sitting on a criminal jury, then February is a...