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Author Archives: Priscilla Stuckey, PhD
The Ceran St. Vrain Trail
Calypso orchids are only one of many delights along the Ceran St. Vrain Trail west of Jamestown. When we hiked the first mile or so of this trail on the solstice, the creek was running high and noisy, a roar … Continue reading
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Tagged hiking, lodgepole pine, native plants, ponderosa pine, wildflowers
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Loss and gain and Angel DeLuna
A few years ago an author called me. Would I edit his book? It was a special book, he said with fire in his voice. It was a parable. Everything stood for something else. I glanced at his manuscript. The … Continue reading
Posted in nature, spirituality, writing
Tagged death and rebirth, descent to the underworld, Inanna, music, musical theater, theater
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Calypso orchids at last!
I’ve been searching for them for five springs, ever since I moved to Colorado—the calypso orchid (Calypso bulbosa or Calypso borealis), also known as fairy slipper orchid. I know where to look: shaded, moist ground under pine trees. Mossy surroundings. … Continue reading
Ice Age hike
The morning was sunny and warm as we rendezvoused at Realization Point for the hike up Long Canyon with naturalist Dave Sutherland. “Ready for some time travel?” he asked. “We’re headed 11,000 years back to a time when the climate … Continue reading
Favorite Friday: Even bindweed brings gifts
Bindweed is thick and happy right now—at its seasonal height—and gardeners are scrambling to keep it under control. A year ago at this time I wondered: If every being serves some positive purpose, what might bindweed be contributing? The post … Continue reading
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Tagged attitudes toward nature, ethnobotany, native plants, TEK, traditional environmental knowledge, weeds
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