Tears, the American Bison

The American Bison, sometimes mistakenly called buffalo, once roamed the Great Plains in millions, sustaining the livelihood of indigenous communities for centuries.  In the 1800s, the United States government launched a campaign to eradicate bison…

Changing Terrain

“We can choose to be affected by the world or we can choose to affect the world.”…

Kalob Canyons, Utah

Kalob Canyons, northwest corner of Zion National Park, Utah…

Spring Iris and Projects

I can’t look at Iris blooms in the spring without thinking of my Mother; it was her favorite flower.  One of her cousins had a huge flower garden with more varieties of Iris than you can imagine, and always in…

Southeast Utah

“Danger holds the reins as the devil cracks the whip! Desperate men! Frontier women! Rising above their pasts in a West corrupted by violence and gunfire!”…

No Frost, Hopefully

There’s no frost in the ten-day weather forecast, so we decided to take a chance and do some plantings this weekend.  There’s a shady hillside in the edge of the woods…