colorado – Wild, Abandoned: 2021

Lessons Before Daybreak from Kwish-kwishee, the Steller Jay

Break from the guard you’ve fastened here
and heave all husks into the air.

Isolation, Things Strange & Unforeseen.

Red-wing blackbirds in legions rarely seen, except at dusk, are now making their mating announcement in mid-day sun. Their beautiful cacophony can be heard throughout the valley wetland trails of south suburban Denver. The Los Angeles skyline has been the subject of photographs, like those I took from rugged Damon Runyon Park when visiting aContinue reading “Isolation, Things Strange & Unforeseen.”

The Night Shift: Notes from the Underground Library

Tonight I’m on the Night Shift for a another time. We gather at 8:00 p.m. in a church basement–part of network that literally operates underground and in the middle of the night.