Entries from November 2014

The First Time

November 26, 2014

“…Outdoors we are confronted everyday with wonders; we see that the miraculous is not extraordinary but the common mode of existence.  It is our daily bread.  Whoever really has considered the lilies of the field or the birds of the air and pondered the improbability of their existence in this warm world within the cold […]

A Wing and a Prayer

November 19, 2014

“We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.” ~ Luciano De Crescenzo I recently became aware of the story of an American bald eagle named Osceolo who lost one of his wings when he was hit by a hunter’s bullet in 1983, when he […]

Time Signature

November 10, 2014

“I will love the light, for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness, for it shows me the stars.” ~ Augustine “Og” Mandino Photo courtesy of ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)   I enjoy all of the seasons, but fall is one of my favorites, partly because we return to Standard Time.  After the […]