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The Ascent to the Gorillas — Bwindi, UgandaEarly May 2026 Jeanne Jennings It was early May in Uganda, the season that was supposed to bring rain. Gorilla trekking often begins later in the month, yet that morning the skies were brilliantly clear. I wondered if we were truly the only trekking group on the mountain.We traveled through an endless landscape of green—lush forests, coffee-covered…

May in Uganda. In the Bwindi mountains sunshine with a background bright blue skies overhead. Not too hot for trekking in the forest. Before our trekking group arrived at the green base of the mountain in our Toyota land cruisers kitted out for safari. We met with local residents artists dancers. We let off some tension about what will we find and will we be trekking for 4-5 hours by dancing in…

The red colored dust made it’s way inside the nostrils, the taste of the salt from prehistoric seas on a he tongue, it all came back from when my younger selves were here, at home on the savanna, in the misty impenetrable forest mountains, in the cloud forest with the monkeys, the honey bees, and the elephants. The heart knew it was home, before the plane touch down, before the shoe clad feet…

First Breath of KenyaThe red earth announced itself long before I stepped onto it.Its fine dust found its way into my nostrils as though it already knew the pathways within me. On my tongue lingered the faint taste of ancient salt, the memory of prehistoric seas that had once embraced this continent before mountains rose and valleys opened. Something older than memory stirred. It was not…

We, the ThirteenWe, the Thirteen—the inner selves—arrived in a place that had always existed within us, woven into the ancient strands of DNA, carried quietly through the breath and blood of our ancestors.Our physical journey crisscrossed continents and oceans, 30,000 feet high experiencing for 24 hours daytime and nighttime and daytime again while sealed inside a large very crowded tin can with…

We are all Brahman. I see a star fall from the heavens and It is Brahman that I see. It is Brahman that sees Brahman. When I take a bath in the sea It is Brahman that washes over me, And it is Brahman taking the bath, And Brahman sensing the caress of Brahman as the salty water. The Ocean Water itself is Brahman too as Brahman creates everything from itself, Brahman. So everything I see, feel,…

3 little bears 3 little bears lived in a cave hidden in the trees. Jaya and Jyothi and Jason,too lived with their mama bear Blu. Mama Blu was jolly and round, and wore a frown upside down. and they all danced a jig, while carefully stepping over twigs after eating fermented berries on a February Day. Round the trees the bears pranced, standing on two legs not four to dance. Sometime holding…

Tracking in the Woods… Walking the path wearing moccasins at 12 years old, stepping with awareness but without grace. Brave conscious of footfalls with too heavy of judgment. Wanting to walk carefully not to break the eggshells. Following deer and dog tracks across the forest, turtle tracks in nearly dry mud, near Handy Lake. Watching cautiously the leftover skin of a snake gently waving in a…

Transitions ….Who hasn’t lingered hopefully, awkward over coffee in the morning. When a quick get away is best. No requests for another pleasure. No regrets. No regrets…. Transitions from one moment to the next. Brief transitions from posture to posture using the breath to get ones mind and body there. Another moment of hanging on, straining trying desperately to cling to something as slippery as…

Shaking out the Etch a Sketch At the end of my working day, after putting my clients files to bed, their cared for now by their loved ones, their caregivers and with that said, I open my head, my mind & heart and shake them out and make a fresh start. My head, my mind and heart are not empty you see, they still contain all the Love and emotions, compassion that all of you feel from me. but, like…

Monsieur Pistolet I set my sights on Pistolet, after an unrequited Love affair ended with reqret. Such a heart bursting with LOVE this pint size soul whose energy is quite a spark! with an occasional bark. Newly forming teeth, prompt him to bite and chew these are just two of his newest skills. He recently learned to drink water from a bowl and just now to eat dog kibble, only when your not…

Trains and People following tracks On awaking this morning to the early morning train whistle far across The City I reflect on trains from an earlier day………………… Trains Trains, running back and forth across The Bay, following tracks. Crossing in tunnels, beneath the waves. Up above cars drive across bridges down below trains follow tracks Trains crossing The Bay, back and forth Kris Cross, Day and…

Unlike reading about the homeless in the newspaper, or seeing them on the television news. I saw The Chief and The Lady with the house slippers many times everyday: two of the thousands of homeless in this city. We lived in the Marina neighborhood. We were surrounded by the best money could buy: beautiful pastel colored buildings, fancy cars, gourmet restaurants. The glittering bay was just a few…

Walking hand in hand with a Married Man. It hadn’t happened since I was 30 something, and then it was my husband who I was walking along 24th street with. And since it was daylight and we are friends it seemed natural to take the hand of my friend as we wandered along The Mission, the shops, going in and going out as he looked for the perfect birthday gift for his 87 year old mother, and I being…

Who are your favorite people to be around? When I wake up from a bad dream, I call on a super hero/ shero team. The images conjured up in my mind and I can face almost or nearly anything. that is what imaginary friends are for. They lift us up over the wetlands of life, or slog through with us. Walk with me through the shadow of eh. Let’s create a new path to tell everyone about. “Shiny Happy…

Clearing Out Karma Yoga In a household of 10 items accumulate in closets under the beds, in the garden shed in cabinets and in drawers. Upstairs in the attic and downstairs in the laundry room. Items, stuff, large and small end up taking space, and sometimes making piles in the hall. In our Big House we are constantly collecting and letting go of the flotsam and jetsam coming in and out with the…