Category Archives: The Grove

There are places all over our front yard and gardens where wild blackberry bushes spring up each year.  The Blackberry, if left untouched, would form a bramble that would cover the front of our house in just a couple of … Continue reading →

We have explored the ancient, historical grove of Greek landscapes.  We have considered the Grove at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett–the actual grove outside of the building, in the woods, as well as the grove that we have created … Continue reading →

I try never to write about something on this blog that I haven’t experienced or that I am not willing to practice.  Yesterday, I invited us to make contact with nature somehow.  I hope you were able to try that. … Continue reading →

However busy you are today, take a moment.  Step outside.  Stand in the sun, or watch the moon setting for a moment before daylight.  Make contact.  Look at something blooming. Open a window and listen to the birds sing.  Make … Continue reading →

Some people have a place that they like to go to that is outside, a place that has some connection with nature–the woods, a stream, trees or even a single tree.  Some poeple have had a place like that at one … Continue reading →

The story of Orpheus and Eurydice comes from the ancient Greek world and is told in many versions by both Greek and Roman writers.  According to them, Orpheus was the superlative poet–musician–prophet–seer–wizard of the  Mediterranean world.  He fell deeply in love … Continue reading →