Elegy for a Warbler

Back in 2001, I left Jackson, Wyoming and a really sweet library job to get a…

The Lily and the Spider

Last summer I posted about the wildflowers on Josie’s Ridge, specifically clematis. This summer’s rock star is the…

Grassy Lake Road, Part 2

Continued from my last post, Grassy Lake Road, Part 1 Where was I? Oh yes.…

Grassy Lake Road, Part 1

There’s a 40-mile dirt road running from Idaho to Wyoming (or…Wyoming to Idaho) between Yellowstone and…

Digging for Knowledge: Fossils and Gardening

I dig fossils. I mean, not literally. I have never been on a fossil dig;…

Spring is On in the Tetons

I know Spring is here, because April and my list of poetry month projects loom…

New Orleans: Everything is a Poem

I recently received my 75th rejection letter for the poems I’ve submitted to various print…

Happy Turkey VULTURE Day!

Let’s be thankful for the carrion eaters today.  The scavengers, the garbage pickers, the gleaners.…

Yosemite Facelift 2014

I was in Yosemite the week of September 22nd, which happened to be the 11th…

Love the Slug

  Banana Slugs are so-named because they look like overripe bananas – bright yellow with…