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Category Archives: nature
How does climate change affect Colorado’s water?
Most Americans have the luxury of believing that the effects of climate change lie in the future. After all, our houses are not crumbling into melting permafrost, as in Alaska, or the rising sea, as in the Maldives. We have … Continue reading
Posted in nature, politics
Tagged Blog Action Day, climate change, creeks, global warming, rivers, science, water, water quality
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In memory of a ponderosa pine friend
While the Fourmile Fire was still burning, I started hunting through my photos. The fire was advancing toward—maybe had already passed through—Bald Mountain. Where were my photos of the ancient tree on its western slope? Just the day before the … Continue reading
Posted in nature, spirituality
Tagged forest fires, life and death, ponderosa pine, trees, wildfire
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Kindness–an animal instinct
Quick—who said this? Animals [are] our fellow brethren in pain, disease, death & suffering, & famine, our slaves in the most laborious works, our companions in our amusements. They may partake from our origin in one common ancestor; we may … Continue reading
Floating down the river
The September afternoon was warm and sunny, and my friend Lauren offered to take me canoeing. Who wouldn’t want to play hooky on an eighty-degree autumn day to float down a river? After stashing one car downriver, we put in, … Continue reading
Wolves and dominance: The myth of the alpha dog
In the memoir-ish book I’m writing—more on that to come soon!—I was introducing my dear dog-friend Sapphire, who shared my life for ten good years. Writing about Sapphire led me to musing about dog training, and from there, of course, … Continue reading