Human & Animal HuntingFrom Bartram’s Travels, by William Bartram, 1791: I AM sensible that the general opinion of philosophers, has distinguished the moral system of the brute creature from that of mankind, by an epithet which implies a mere mechanical impulse, which leads and impels them to necessary action without any premeditated design or contrivance, … Continue reading Lenten Meditation: Bartram On Human & Animal Hunting
Trying To See Like William Bartram [Been very busy & traveling the past couple weeks, so haven’t kept up with my fellow-traveler/Spirit Guide, Friend William Bartram.] But here he is, talking about plants, and especially trees. And one kind of tree jumped out at me from his list, the Live Oak. That’s because I’ve seen … Continue reading Lenten meditation: Trying To See Like William Bartram
Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting is Born It looks calm enough, but there’s a background of controversy for the Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting (PFYM), which was born today (Saturday March 14, 2015), after several years of preparatory work.
March 12, 2015: An Exercise for readers devoted to “anti-racist” work: Here’s an 8-minute video taken by reporters from the Guardian, a UK paper, in Selma last week. They talk (and listen) to two leading “Neo-Confederates,” white southerners who are still devoted to the idea that the South should have won the U.S. Civil War, … Continue reading An Anti-Racism Exercise: Listen to Neo-Confederates
On the Dangerous Road to Selma This morning I drove west on U.S. 80, across rural Lowndes County.