We have gained 8 hours of light since my last post. We are now in the season of Spring/Winter in Minnesota. A time of lengthening daylight, birdsong, mud, crusty snow, state basketball tournaments, first burgers on the grill, bicyclists’ return to gritty streets, walks after dinner, and the first chives poking up. Daylight savings time [...]
Tag: moon
Eclipse
My mother died on the afternoon of the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. I remember the amplified stillness that came over Mom's house where hospice carers came and went. I sat outside, watching for signs of change, distracted by what was happening inside-- listening for Mom, checking the time for the next dose [...]
Matriarchy 