Category Archives: earth

Amputation

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Monica

The Amputee My body misses something it once relied on like a leg extending support perhaps a voice proffering comfort a breeze wafting solace or a welcome shape appearing by surprise, steps away, or as a shadow at the edge … Continue reading →

Posted in Colorado, earth, global warming, loss, Nature, Poems | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Nostalgic for Neanderthals

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Monica

And speaking of evolution, I wax evermore nostalgic for Neanderthals.  Anthropologists confirm that Neanderthals buried their dead with tender care and were probably not the brutes we thought they were.  (Is it a human survival trait to think anyone different … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, family | Tagged , | Leave a comment

What’s Our IQ?

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Monica

Intelligence            Decades ago I read a definition of intelligence that surprised and befuddled me.  “Intelligence is the ability to adapt.”*  I couldn’t accept this definition.  Wasn’t intelligence the ability to acquire and use information?  As I aged and grew … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, ecology, Nature, politics, science | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Fall in the High Country

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Monica

Summer in the Colorado mountains lasted precisely until the fall equinox.  Then a cool wind began to blow, heralding the new season’s arrival.  These pictures were taken that weekend. Seasons change quickly at 9,000 feet.  Three weeks later, the leaves … Continue reading →

Posted in Colorado, earth, Nature | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Monica

Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge was an early stop on our 2-week backroads trip to Yellowstone.  This migratory bird refuge is part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System.  Located in Colorado on the Green River … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Colorado, Department of the Interior, earth, ecology, Nature, U.S. Fish and Wildlife | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

This big, beautiful, astonishing Earth – Day

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Monica

Moose tracks in dirt or snow and knotholes in pine – We are all connected to each other and to this beautiful place we call home. Let’s celebrate. 2 poems from Songs for a Beloved Friend, Poems and Essays for … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, ecology, family, moose, Nature, Poems, science | Tagged | 4 Comments

Winter Memory

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Monica

Daytime High Arctic ice crusts the inside length of the cabin door. The ancient space heater sputters. We dress quickly in the cold seeking a hot morning meal before venturing into magic, the landscape of Yellowstone – – standing lodgepoles … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, national parks, Nature, Poems, wilderness, Yellowstone | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Completion

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Monica

Complete Me I am incomplete without: the red fox who shadows my tracks leaving prints and pee everywhere but hiding himself from sight; the moose whose blackness fades from view behind a tree; the grizzly who announces his displeasure at … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, buffalo, Dogs, earth, ecology, humor, moose, Poems, wolves | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Bright Moon Wandering – New Poetry Book

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Monica

I have a new book of poetry – Bright Moon WanderingI would be very happy if you took a look and gave me your thoughts!

Posted in Birds, blogging, books, Dogs, earth, ecology, humor, moon, moose, music, Nature, planets, Poems, politics, solar system, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

A River’s Season

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Monica

A River’s Season To every thing there is a season. For a river, there is a time to build, and a time to cut away a time to slow down, and a time to speed up a time to sparkle, … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, ecology, Nature, Poems, wilderness, Yellowstone | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments