by Lindsay McLaughlin | Jul 25, 2018 | Contemplations
In the human imagination, and as they have been throughout the ancient world, the cedars of Lebanon are sacred trees, planted by God. They are long-growing, strong, the material of temples and voyages in sea-roaming ships. Recently I read a piece in The New York...
by Lindsay McLaughlin | Jun 22, 2018 | Contemplations
Monotropa uniflora is a small plant, wholly white, a pale translucent flute known as Ghost Pipe or Ghost Plant. It bends at the top and has but a single flower. Without chlorophyll, it cannot create energy as green plants do, from the sun. Instead it draws energy...
by Lindsay McLaughlin | Apr 16, 2018 | Contemplations
(Photography by Joy Houck Bauer) “They say Aslan is on the move.” The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis has enthralled me ever since I was 9 and read the Puffin book with its pen and ink illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Many generations of children have...
by Lindsay McLaughlin | Mar 22, 2018 | Contemplations
Last week we changed the clocks, “spring forward”, shifting the hours to catch more afternoon sun. As the daylight slowly widens toward the solstice, we strive to let the natural light linger, to grasp its presence. Around here we have taken advantage of the longer...
by Lindsay McLaughlin | Feb 25, 2018 | Contemplations
Frog Eggs in the Pond used with permission by Douglas James Studios It must be the season, or the year. This snowless winter I was part of three retreats, one per month, about finding the grace in darkness even while leaning toward the light, about the essential...
