Agua de Hierro Gifts

Drops of water weep from stone. Unseen guardians all around. Peace. Presence. Power. The silence of deep time. With the...

Andean Uprisings; Growing up to World Citizenship

Andean Uprisings; Growing up to World Citizenship

I arrived in Ecuador near the start of the Andean uprisings that now include Chile, Bolivia, and Colombia. South America’s...

Everything is With Me

I cross the fast-flowing Chamba– wake-up cold!– and I don’t slip. On the other side two rocks make me a...

Being a Beginner

I have been a Beginning Birder for many years now. I adore venturing into any uncivilized setting at the crack...