The Land, Lying Fallow, Increasing Yields and Us
The book by Joyce Appleby, The Relentless Revolution I’m up early, God! My mind filled with a factoid from the book The Relentless Revolution. It seems that starting with the Dutch at the end of the...
View ArticleRocks Are Part of Life
Sandy Beach at low tide, Labor Day: Photo by David Johnson Good Morning, God! It’s fun to look back on another morning — a morning spent at the beach. I had never noticed those rocks before. But I love...
View ArticleLost Sheep, Hungry Goats, Me
cashmere goats eating up Mongolian grasslands Good Morning. God! Yesterday the scripture reading was Luke 15:1-10 where Jesus talks about the lost sheep and the woman with the lost coin. I love those...
View ArticleStress, Naps and Our Bodies
Sunset and a sunset cruise ship off the Hau Tree Lanai Good Morning, God! It has been NAP TIME the last two days. A two hour nap after the marathon and just a one hour nap yesterday. Today? Another...
View ArticleScrubbing “algae” and other small acts of maintenance
Dolphin trainers scrubbing the algae off the steps Good Morning, God, I love watching the dolphins at Kahala. When I stop to think about it, I feel sort of guilty, God, since I disapprove of keeping...
View ArticleChanging Viewpoints, Changing Perspectives
Looking at the "back side" of Koko Crater Good Night, God! Koko Crater is one of my favorite objects to photograph. But almost always I take photos from the Hawaii Kai side. This view was taken on our...
View ArticleReflections on an Almost Sabbath Day
Morning Light in the monkey pod tree next to Atherton Chapel Good Day, God! This morning I made my own tea while Kit was still sleeping. Then I slipped back into bed — sipping and pondering what I...
View ArticleResting and Recovering
The view from the breakfast room in the Hotel Concorde in Berlin. Good Morning, God! Aaah! Heaven! While my athletic husband Kit has been out running every day since we arrived in Berlin for the...
View ArticleRejoicing AND Weeping AND Piloting
Hang Glider over Waimanalo Good Night, God! I feel Between! This hang glider is between the land he left behind and the land he will arrive at after his trip. I feel like that too. I’m between years of...
View ArticleValuing Slow . . . and Living it
Cactus in sunlight Good Afternoon, God! I’ve been reading the story in Discover magazine about Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe. My Goodness! Expanding faster? Sigh, then there is me. I’m so...
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