I keep waiting grumpily for a spell of warm, settled weather. But not my friends the ravens. This is the weather they adore.
Blog Posts about New Mexico
What Gives Me Joy
How lucky I am, how lucky we all are, who can find moments of joy to set against the chaos that surrounds but must never be allowed to overwhelm us.
The Kindness of Strangers
We have friends, we have family, but in many of the ordinary events of daily life, they are not at hand. Strangers are.
For Arthur
I used to see Arthur Firstenberg on Saturday morning at the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market, walking alone; I never saw anyone speak to him and the casual gossip I picked up was that he was a nut of some kind, preaching a gospel nobody wanted to hear.
Bow Down to the Earth
As we hurry and scurry about, the birds are still attending my feeder and the crows are performing their ballet in the sky.
It’s Coming!
I look on the eighteen short stories in How Daddy Lost His Ear and Other Stories as a miracle I will never entirely understand—or need to—but here’s a stab at it.
Sometimes I Feel Discouraged
We cannot afford to be discouraged for long. Above all, we cannot afford to be afraid.
Feeding the Birds
Feeding the birds that remain has become my passion.
Living in the City of Holy Faith
Often when I’m asked, with less and less surprise, why I moved to Santa Fe in 1991, I repeat the familiar explanations…
A New Beginning
There are many benefits to putting land in conservation easements, and it is happening more frequently all over the country.