At Last — A Rainy Day or Two
Celebrating a good rain after a dry month when the grass and many weeds were turning brown. This is right outside the back door. I think this is a variety of redbud tree.
Strawberry Magic
Just in the Nick of Time . . . . Amid shouts and Hosannas, the World-Famous Fayetteville Strawberry Mandala made its annual appearance.
The (Formerly) Silenced Discussion Re: Wichita YAF Conference
There’s been more discussion of the Wichita YAF Conference and its framework/dress code issues than you might think, if you looked to the self-styled “convergent Quaker” website, from which critical messages have been banned. That reaction is a telling one; and in the age of the internet, a largely futile one as well.
Dog Days Weekend Read: Hear The War Prophet: Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges has been there. A war correspondent for many years, he carries a burden of closely-observed horror for which the term PTSD pales. You can see it in the hollows around his eyes. Chris Hedges has also been through hell with religion. He’s not “religious” now in any conventional sense. Yet he’s not “anti-religious” … Continue reading Dog Days Weekend Read: Hear The War Prophet: Chris Hedges