The Land Ethic

Driving to and from Nahahum Canyon we listened to a podcast from a Yale School of Forestry celebration of Aldo Leopold, also a graduate of the school.  It was a marvelous podcast, focused on his The Sand County Almanac and his land ethic.

There was much discussion about human interactions with and humans as a part of nature.

During the weekend, of course, we got outside.  And I realized that part of my interactions with and being part of nature is because of my time with the girls.  We get out a lot.  No matter the weather and sometimes no matter what time.  We hear hawks, see deer, smell the pine, touch the soil, taste the cool water.  And we love it all.

Doesn't get much better.

Murphy's Day.

Climate Change

It is said how climate change will affect the Northwest is more rain, higher intensity.

We've had three days of it so far and all of us are already tired of it.

Murphy's Day.

Last Moments of Summer

As I type this it is pouring rain outside my window.  It's 5:30 AM.   Autumn has arrived in the Pacific Northwest.

But there are still a few moments of summer...

Murphy's Day.

Protests

Sometimes just lying limp on the ground is a protest...clearly, Willa does not want to head back to Seattle.

Murphy's Day.

This Is What Tired Looks Like

Long hike, much of it straight up hill.  Then swimming in a lake, hiking back down, bushwhacking to a small stream so Mom can fish, then finally, finally, finding the truck.

This is what tired looks like.

Murphy's Day.

Tribe

Recently a friend posted something on Facebook about the death of her older dog and how the younger was grieving.  She wondered if dogs grieve.

I told a story about Sage, wailing a few days after Murphy died.

These girls, they are a pack, a tribe, a team.  They play, eat, sleep, play some more...all together.

It's hard not to think they don't grieve.

Murphy's Day.

IT

Yep, this is how I feel when I do software upgrades!

Sometimes being your own IT is tough.

Murphy's Day.