Category: The Web of Life

  • There’s Still Time

    It’s a beautiful day, with a light rain following last night’s storm.  The winter veggies and daffodils are happy, the fruit trees are happy, the birds, squirrels, and frogs are delighted.  Sunny days will return soon, and it looks like we’ll have a glorious spring after the first real winter in years. I’m grateful.  I’m…

  • Frog Chorus on Ash Wednesday

    I got up early, starting my day out on the deck under the stars.  The frog chorus was loud, now that there’s been rain.  I know that frogs and other amphibians are most at risk of extinction due to climate change.  It feels so reassuring to hear them singing so heartily.  The frogs are still…

  • Costly Hope: This Changes Everything

    “Love will save this place.”  From This Changes Everything:  Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi Klein. Naomi Klein’s new book, This Changes Everything:  Capitalism vs. the Climate, is a hard read.  But it is so important and timely that I will be leading a five-session study and discussion on this groundbreaking book (see details below). …

  • God Weeps

    Out on the deck under the trees early this morning in prayer, my sense of awe and gratitude are mingled with deep sadness and concern, not just for my family but for all humanity.  Breathing in the smoke from the out-of-control forest fires makes tangible the impact of global warming.  The drumbeats of war with…

  • Countdown to Anti-Drone Trial

    Today begins the one-week countdown to our trial for trespassing onto federal property at Beale Air Force Base during an anti-drone protest last October. Our pro-bono lawyers are in high gear, working together to find strategies that will deliver us as little jail time as possible (we are all refusing to pay fines) while spreading…

  • More About Elephants

    When my granddaughter Nikayla saw that I had taken a picture for my blog of her “Save the Elephants” poster, she said, “But it’s not finished!”  So here it is, a finished work of art. My friend Bill Jacobson also commented on my blog posting, “Elephants Have Feelings, Too” and sent me a link to…