"What are those things without fur or feathers always staring at us?" -- Red-headed Blue-tailed Gnatcatcher

A Voice From I Don’t Know Where, Mary Oliver

Gustav Klimt, The Park, 1910

Longing - Czesław Miłosz

Czeslaw Milosz, New and Collected Poems: 1931-2001

It reads, “I said so little. / Days were short. / / Short days. / Short nights. / Short years. / / (red underlining) I said so little. / I couldn’t keep up. (highlighting ends)” End ID.]

The comet NEOWISE glows in the night sky above Nebraska’s iconic Chimney Rock. Both sights bring such hope and inspiration. A prominent part of the landscape during the western migration, Chimney Rock, used to be substantially taller. Overtime wind, erosion and lightning have cut down its height, but it remains a striking landmark. Erik Johnson remarks, “As I stood there in silence under the moonlight, I couldn’t help but wonder what other remarkable celestial events were witnessed by travelers before me, in the dark skies above the towering rock formation.”  Photo of Chimney Rock, a significant landmark for those traveling on the Oregon, California and Mormon trails, courtesy of Erik Johnson.

Woodland Maiden