You know you’re not a kid anymore when you look at a mall or a condominium and you can remember when there used to be trees standing there. You remember going biking and being surrounded by trees instead of buildings. Continue reading “I Remember When This Was All Ricefields and Other Things My Lolo Used To Say”
Category: nature
A Wonderful Gift
What a great gift! Well, ok it wasn’t for me. It was the husband’s Father’s Day present, but she said it was also sort of for me because I am in it. She posted it Continue reading “A Wonderful Gift”
On Being Brave
Fearless. To face the unknown and feel exhilaration.
People start out pretty much fearless. There are only 3 inborn fears: fear of falling, fear of loud noises, and fear of abandonment. The rest of it, we acquire. Young people haven’t experienced enough to feel fear and apprehension. They haven’t yet learned that Continue reading “On Being Brave”
First Summer at the Farm
It’s very hot and very dry at the farm right now. All our tree-planting activities have been put off until it starts to rain again.
Look at how dry this paddock is. That used to be green! Continue reading “First Summer at the Farm”
Tonji and Sylvia's Wildlife Refuge 