Lenten Meditation: Bartram faces A Murderer, Alone IT may be proper to observe, that I had now passed the utmost frontier of the white settlements on that border. It was drawing on towards the close of day, the skies serene and calm, the air temperately cool, and gentle zephyrs breathing through the fragrant pines; the … Continue reading Lenten Meditation: Bartram Faces A Murderer, Alone
Bombshell: Bob Dylan Is A WHAT??!!?? Okay, so it doesn’t surprise me a bit that at 73, Bob Dylan gives the first exclusive interview about his umpty-umpth new album, “Shadows In The Night,” to the AARP Magazine.
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.