All week, I've been trying to respond to Sandy Hook. I was still reeling over the shootings in Clackamas, Oregon, so close to where my f...

Lines Written in the Days of Growing Darkness by  Mary Oliver Every year we have been witness to it: how the world descends...

Number nine for me. Stop by if you're local. A gift of a greeting card or a bird "orniment" if you mention you read this on my...

Getting ready for the annual art show next week. I'm working on some pieces inspired by our neighborhood wild places. The black and wh...

We drove to Chicago the day before Thanskgiving, with plenty of late fall Illinois field and woodland to contemplate. I had my tin of colo...