Landscapes evolve over seasons, centuries, and eons.   I live in a valley shaped by glaciers that flowed sinuously down from the peaks of the Alaska Range 200 miles north of me.  We can estimate the glaciers’ thickness by the mountains on either side of the valley. ...

Spring has arrived in the northeast. In latitudes where four seasons are distinct, each with its own color palette, symphony of sounds, and visible changes in the landscape, the arrival of spring can be watched day by day if one has the patience to notice. This is my...

Blog  Aurora Borealis Laura Emerson Alaskauu1.blogspot.com Alaskauu1.substack.com Book:  Log Cabin Reflections, Kindle, Amazon $5   For several decades, I lived in Houston, TX, latitude 31.  When I moved to Alaska, latitude 61, almost everything was different, of...

Despite Two More Feet of Snow, Spring has Sprung Although our land is still blanketed by 2 feet of snow and the lake remains frozen, spring has sprung this week.  How do I know? One clue is the first of many flocks of migrating geese and one, lone sandhill crane...

While Religious Naturalists may or may not meditate, for many, meditation is an important lifelong practice. This article by J.X. Mason is presented here for those interested in knowing more about the topic. Meditation is paying sustained attention to some event,...

Image by Moaz Tobok on Unsplash No matter how little attention we pay to the outside world and the magical shifts of life turning from season to season, nature has ways of getting our attention as if to prod us back into wonder and awe.  One morning in early fall, I...