I am back in the San Francisco Bay Area for a few days, and as usual, it has brought back a flood of memories and deep-lying impressions.  In today’s “Ambling” post I explain the phenomenon of the famous summer fogs, … Continue reading »

Follow the links in this new “Ambling” article—”The Mint in My Life”– to learn all you may want to learn about mint—like discovering that mint farmers were made exempt from service in World War II because mint oil was considered … Continue reading »

As toddlers, many of us may well have dreamed of endless sandboxes to play in, but since few remember their toddler dreams, joy in the thought of endless sands probably went subliminal.  Perhaps that’s the reason that Michigan’s massive sand … Continue reading »

Last week I decided to amble out to my dad’s old farmstead—compelled a bit by nostalgia, but mostly by my thoughts and feelings about creation care and how circumstances are so radically different now from when my father was a … Continue reading »

Migrating turtles, egg-laying turtles, baby snappers, big snappers, painted turtles, wood turtles—all the Michigan varieties are on the move in early June.  And when the paths of turtle and child cross, there is instant fascination—at least on the part of … Continue reading »