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Why I Don’t Disclose Wildlife Locations

October 17, 2011 Philosophically Speaking

You may have noticed that with many of my posts, I describe the location of my photos in most general terms. There’s a reason for this, and it has nothing to do with hoarding a choice photography spot. In fact, most places where I’ve photographed wildlife are quite open to the public and well-known by [...]

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Temporarily Absent and in Transition

April 12, 2011 Philosophically Speaking

The Quark is neglected and in need of some care. A personal move and multiple transitions got the best of my writing and photographing paws this month. Soon come . . . as Peter Tosh would say. In the meantime, I give you the words of Chief Seattle (Sealth) of the Duwamish, and the namesake [...]

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The Old Things Go, Not One Lasts

November 3, 2010 Philosophically Speaking

Autumn Movement by Carl Sandburg I cried over beautiful things knowing no beautiful thing lasts. The field of cornflower yellow is a scarf at the neck of the copper sunburned woman, the mother of the year, the taker of seeds. The northwest wind comes and the yellow is torn full of holes, new beautiful things [...]

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A Short Visit With Lines Written in Early Spring

May 6, 2010 Philosophically Speaking

I have Frank of EcoSnake to thank for today’s post. He included Wordsworth’s poem in the comment section below one of his photos on Flickr. I can relate to the melancholy of this poem, having many times “sat reclined” in my own grove, contemplating what “man has done to man.” People like Frank are a [...]

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The Being versus the Getting

March 28, 2010 Philosophically Speaking

“Tell me — why do we require a trip to Mount Everest in order to be able to perceive one moment of reality? I mean, is Mount Everest more real than New York? Isn’t New York real?”

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Lessons of the Totem Animals

January 2, 2010 Philosophically Speaking

Years ago, I found a book on animal totems — after pulling an all-nighter with a Navajo friend who clued us in to the shamanistic roots of animal guides and animal medicine. In this Native American spiritual tradition, we each have nine totem animals who walk with us on this life path. They appear when [...]

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What is Precious?

December 1, 2009 Philosophically Speaking

This post evolved from several unrelated events . . . connected only by the meaning I assigned to them. I watched Pirate Radio, a fictional account of a pirate radio ship broadcasting off the coast of England in the 1960s. I linked out from a blog post the other day and landed on a hunting [...]

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