It was a very wintry day in the Midwest. We had over a foot of snow on the ground and the temperature was below zero, with a bitter wind. It was also Sunday, and my mother taught Sunday school, so we needed to get to church! The Mercury station wagon we normally tooled around in […]
Month: June 2022
Bucket List
The whole concept of a bucket list makes me somewhat uncomfortable. I mean, why am I contemplating my own death so soon in life that I’m making the to-do list I must get done before the day comes? My mother would probably have said I was “tempting fate.” And what do I put on there? […]
A Moment of Wind
As I stood at the rail, looking into the great chasm before me, I wondered about the impending sunset. I was on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, facing west as the light in the sky dwindled. It was the end of my last day there, and I wanted to capture a vivid sunset […]
Catching the Updrafts
The birds that inhabit the Grand Canyon are an interesting bunch. I’m not talking about the visitors – they’re an interesting bunch, too – but I refer to the winged denizens of the Great Chasm. Most common and notable are the ravens. These big, black-feathered fliers love to snatch anything that falls to the ground, […]
Beautiful Destruction?
Beautiful Destruction? The Big Ditch. The Monster Pit. I’ve heard a number of odd terms applied to the Grand Canyon since I visited there. It is absolutely breath-taking and mind-boggling in its enormity and variety. I found one website that had more than fifty nicknames and Native American names for this amazing geology.[i] I have […]