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in the company of wolves
“Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf.” — Aldo Leopold, Thinking Like a Mountain Soda...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Oct 22, 2018
- 4 min
rootedness
The afternoon air leans warm and golden sunlight filters through tree branches near-bare of leaves. I walk the path as it dips down level...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Oct 9, 2018
- 4 min
woodsmoke
Swing the axe In the hour before daylight Note the sparks That attend to the blade — Jeffrey Foucault, Dishes If I look over the top...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Oct 2, 2018
- 4 min
good mom
She slowly emerges from the tall grasses at the lip of the crumbling fish ladder. Her head swings from side to side as she surveys the...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Sep 25, 2018
- 2 min
beyond the country
If you keep driving: beyond the outskirts, past the horses and hay bales, to the far side of split rail fences and civilization. If you...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Sep 18, 2018
- 3 min
town and country
Before I begin today’s post, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to those following my blog. Welcome to the world of coffee and...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Sep 3, 2018
- 4 min
the old chokecherry tree (and raw apricot cheesecake)
An almost imperceptible shift in the light. A slant of golden, the earth’s turning reflected in sunflowers’ faces. The skies blue again...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Mar 8, 2018
- 3 min
perpetual motion
Walking along an ice rink road riddled with puddles, there is a whisper in the air; an undercurrent. Spring is not here yet in the north...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Dec 2, 2017
- 3 min
after the snow
after the snow came the wind. after the wind came the rain. after the rain the whole world paused and was swallowed into mist. * * *...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Nov 20, 2017
- 3 min
reflections on winter
In late October, I returned to Montana after a rather lengthy absence. I returned in time to see the last of the fall colors, ochers and...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Nov 19, 2015
- 2 min
November Sky
Daybreak reveals a heavy grey blanket of sky, coming to rest just above slate mountains’ rise into icy peaks. It looks like November. ...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Sep 15, 2015
- 2 min
Orbit
This morning there is rain, a steady drumbeat against the corrugated tin roof, streams pouring out of gutter spouts and a grey mist...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Sep 7, 2015
- 2 min
Harvest
Autumn has arrived. I was away on travel for just over a week, and when I returned the season had changed. Days and nights cool,...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Aug 31, 2015
- 3 min
Blowin’ in the Wind
An unexpected and sudden storm blew in late afternoon last week. The skies in Montana had been thick with smoke from wildfires burning...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Aug 25, 2015
- 3 min
With All That Could Happen
I’ve been on a bit of a Montana-themed reading bender of late: Ivan Doig’s This House of Sky, a whole slew of Jim Harrison’s short...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Aug 15, 2015
- 2 min
For the love of a dog
This morning, I lost my sweet angel Konalani to hemangiosarcoma. My last post was an attempt to come to grips with the diagnosis: a...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Aug 4, 2015
- 2 min
Breath & Bone
There are moments that remind us, that throw into sharpest relief, just how precious and fleeting life really is. Moments that make us...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 27, 2015
- 2 min
Commentary on a Monday (and Paleo Plum Pie)
I had pie for breakfast today. I mean, I didn’t *only* eat pie. But pie was definitely present. Maybe topped with a couple of...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 20, 2015
- 1 min
Mid-Summer Days; Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding
Weekends go by so fast. This one was a good one. Summer days in Montana, celebrating the best the season has to offer. Saturday began...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 16, 2015
- 2 min
I Believe
There are things we believe. Things that ground us. Things that hold us close–more than we can ever hold them. Things divine, that...
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