nature – Wild, Abandoned: 2021

Eklipsis

a ritual for the twenty-third Total Lunar Eclipse of this century © Vincent Hostak, November 7, 2022 Sit by a retaining pond which held back the flood Or, if your hand is steady raise a spoon of clear water one which carried food to your family’s lips. Sit quietly, as you would to honor oneContinue reading “Eklipsis”

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.”