Nature

7 Simple solutions to huge problems for our world. The only peaceful way out of this chaos we humans have created together is to fix our Earth together. How beautiful can a simple field be? When you stop and look closely at nature it’s always amazing, if you do it with open eyes there’s beauty in a piece of grass that you can see if you’re standing next to a 50-story building and the piece of grass grows…

Was it a coincidence, or did it have to be? — A planet formed 4.6 billion years ago. It was by chance that it formed, just like the inflationary universe, just like our galaxy, or just like our solar system. If you say it wasn’t a coincidence, then what was it? …

March Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Movement” — We’re Cruising in the Frothing Waves We were watching for the birds, because when they start circling, it’s a sure sign that there are dolphins nearby. Dolphins tend to herd the fish into a frenzied circle and then the Pelicans, Gannets, Kittiwakes and gulls begin dive-bombing the fish from above. But we’d been out with our…

A poem — It’s hard to imagine how beautiful this place must have once been when sweet breezes moved through the forest like songs and ancient dragonflies darted through ferny glades all glistening with rain and rivers flowed unbounded through the wild green lands, clear living water rushing to sparkling, pristine seas And…

How long has it been burning? — The idea of an eternal flame has endured throughout human history. At some points, an eternal fire was thought of as something magical or holy. At other points, it was inspired by the sun. Eternal fire appears in mythology and there have been modern attempts to replicate this idea. There…

Red and gold — Heavenly shades Longer shadows Dusk pervades Darkened meadows Night birds call A mournful song The golden ball Has moved along Sunset Glory Red and gold Ending the story Day has told Nighttime owls Hooded oblates Blackened cowls At heavens gates Darkened leaves Softly rustle Timid thieves Quietly hustle A cooling…

The wonder of the unexpected — We had been driving for most of the day, anticipating arriving at the Grand Canyon around sunset. I forget where we’d started, it was so long ago, but the road was long and straight, and we were surrounded left and right by sweeping flat desert. We stopped at a parking…