October | 2021 | Fawn Rising

A Falling Ladder & Stinging Yellow Jackets

I adore working outside. Put me on the roof! Put me under the hood of a car. You can even put me on a lawn tractor although I prefer the quietness and the required movement of using a push mower. Family and friends ask me, mostly very gently, not to go on the roof-tops […]

A Bright & Shining Star Named Bruno!

What a joy to hear his deep bark coming through my cottage window! He is telling me he is ready for a prized treat from the Dog Treat Jar, of which there are multiple types. Additionally, he will want to be stroked and hear sweet cuddly words as he looks at me askance, waiting for […]

Rewilding Ms. Dirt Dunn

Excerpt from “The Case for Passive Rewilding” by Alistair Walsh 11.10.2021 There are three key components to passive rewilding, according to Pereira, a professor of biodiversity conservation at the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research at the University of Leipzig. The first is restoring trophic complexity, or biodiversity, by allowing wildlife to return. This usually […]

I AM AN AMERICAN

I am an American. At the age of 60, while applying to begin work on a doctoral degree (courtesy of my fearless brother Timothy M. Murphey, Ph.D., professor of linguistics in Japan), I am told by the University of Florida that I am considered “non-white”. This was never before said to me. I, and […]

Grace

How can it be? A life of unquestionable richness littered with cruel and inhumane actions; a life of humans who can sparkle and glow; a life with deep beliefs in a Higher Power; a life that stands before us waiting to be accepted or denied. How can it be? Grace. Pure grace. […]

Adventures of Ti Amo, Service Dog Extraordinaire

Oh, my. He can do it all. He sleeps without snoring (well, usually), doesn’t lick, doesn’t drool. Once in a great while, he will ever-so-gently kiss you with his gentle and very calm tongue. Ti Amo makes a great partner for any human or animal. His heart is tender and he is […]

Aging “Well-ishly”

Aging ~ The decline and irrelevance of our inner souls combined with the loss of significance. Aging “Well-ishly” ~ Incredibly heart-warming intensities of engagement, unexpectedly deep friendships with humans of multiple ages, and a renewed upthrust of thirst for knowledge in a myriad of areas. Draft 1 Photographer Unknown/Author FawnRising October 10, 2021 Le Lac […]