Wandering Into Timeless Obscurity (and Back Out)

December 30, 2010

It was a non-decision. I didn’t intentionally stop blogging. I just stopped blogging. I didn’t plan or expect to be gone for months. I just inadvertently wandered away and didn’t wander back. It was not a formal end to my blogging experiment; it was just a comfortable drop into timeless obscurity – no need to report, [...]

Meditation on the Rocks

April 12, 2009

I have always loved rocks – not gemstones,  just rocks. I took geology in college so I know the basics, but my love of rocks is more esoteric and artistic than scientific. On walks, I collect what catches my eye, for color, shape or imagined story. 

We live on a slope of soil over glacial till – an endless supply of  rocks. More rocks surface each year through erosion, gentle flow or slump.  I’m a subtle collector -  a rock or two a month, but I wind up with rock piles over time.  I made myself an Easter basket today - rocks over moss: 

easterrocks

Why do I do this? It’s one of those harmless “you-like-what-you-like” behaviors – analysis may diminish the experience.  But here are the keyword themes motivating my rock love:  beauty, creation, endurance, eternity, stillness.

To spare you from boredom, future rock blogging will always have the word “rock” in the title.  Even I’m often surprised at how easily I can be entertained.

 

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Eremite Mike’s Blog: Reflections on Solitude, Exceptional Contemplative Prose

March 19, 2009

I found Eremite Mike’s Blog after Mike left a comment on this blog. Though Mike didn’t leave a link to his blog (perhaps because the blog is quite young), his comment revealed a clear empathy with the hermitic path, so I searched him out. I am continually impressed with the profound beauty and depth of his [...]