As Spring returns to the Catskills, life itself flows back into the land, much the same as the sap returns to the tree-trunk - in fits...

WINTERSPRING - Even though winter is still upon us, occasionally pummeling the southeast Catskills with icy nor’easters, or fierce arctic...

AN ICY, SNOWY DESERT - As arctic winds roar south over Manitou Mountain (my nickname for our Overlook), coursing down through frozen...

The cycle of the seasons moves inexorably onward as real, deep winter finally comes to the Southeast Catskills. Now that we’re past the...

THE WINTER SOLSTICE - The solstices have always been, are now, and forever shall be, important times of light. On the Summer Solstice we...

THE GAME OF WINTER should be on for real by now, but we keep getting enjoyably warm   teases. November is usually cold (hence the Frost...

I love to watch dust-motes floating in the clear, soft, forgiving light of Autumn, shining specks dancing. They drift over quieting...

SUMMERFALL - The summer light wanes, sending an ancient signal to all beings in the northern hemisphere that it is time for each one in...

SEASONAL CHANGE - August is generally a time when - literally - the fruits of our labors are getting ready to be harvested and when the...

Once again the Earth has cycled back to where its northern half (which happens to include us) is tilted towards the Sun, giving us our...