A Dirty Mind over on WordPress.  Mostly about the life of the mind and the life of the soil, and where/how they connect.  More specifically on animals, aspects of nature and how they affect and inform our theology, wild foods, farming, body/soul monism.  If it sounds like your cup of tea, please come over and check it out!  And let me know what you ( Read more... )

Yesterday I took advantage of near-perfect snowshoeing conditions, and was rewarded by what were almost certainly the rutted tracks of a black bear, a perfect view of Mt. Killington, and best of all, lynx tracks.  Lynx!  It is spooky how large their tracks are; they look jut like the prints of a domesticated cat, except that one cat's whole foot ( Read more... )

This article on disappearing honeybees chilled my blood.  Without honeybees (who do the most important agricultural work for free), we are collectively fooked.  I'm trying to take my brother-in-law's policy to heart, and pray to God that both (1) things will get better and the worst-case scenario won't be realized, and (2) folks will wake up and ( Read more... )

I made two important purchases this winter, both of footwear.  The first was a pair of knee-high, moosehide mukluks, and the second was a pair of green Wellingtons.  I ranged all over the hills in the mukluks and an old pair of snowshoes (I even saw large - large - cat prints once) while we had 3+ feet of snow on the ground.  One of the nicest ( Read more... )