Feral Days
Feral Days Does it make me feral if tooth and claw, gnaw and snarl seem a better way to greet the world? If I would rather Bare my hide, howl my appreciation to a moon who bestows gifts on naked,… Read moreFeral Days
The More than Human World
My friend recently told me that she is interested in Environmental Humanities – a growing field that expands the study of the environment beyond scientific discourse to include human perception and imagination. She sent me a paper about the “more than… Read moreThe More than Human World
Invasive Plants, Nursery Rhymes, and Plant Wisdom
I’ve been thinking a lot about plants that are labeled invasive, especially as I spend a few hours each month removing such plants, by hand, from a nearby park. For the last several months it’s been ivy. As it spreads its… Read moreInvasive Plants, Nursery Rhymes, and Plant Wisdom
Be Like Water: A Devotional Reading
A bit of a preamble, before I get to the actual post: Sometimes religious language makes me uncomfortable—for many reasons. I say this to encourage you to keep reading a bit further if the title gives you pause. My upbringing… Read moreBe Like Water: A Devotional Reading
Digging Out a Lawn
This weekend I finished digging out my front lawn. It was a lot of work and I am glad it’s done. It’s challenging physical labor and hurts my back since my front core muscles are like, “wait, you want me… Read moreDigging Out a Lawn
Listening to Other Voices
First I will say that I know writers, especially poets aren’t supposed to explain their work. This time, like most others, I find I have more to say than what belongs in the poem. Poems also aren’t really supposed to… Read moreListening to Other Voices
Seed Blessings
People have been whispering over seeds as long as we have been planting them. Call it a blessing, spell, or prayer—people have been encouraging plants this way for a very long time. Science currently has no way to prove the… Read moreSeed Blessings
The Apple Tree
I wasn’t going to post about apple trees today but that’s who I woke up thinking about. Sometimes it’s hard to put yourself out into the world. You gear up, gather your courage, put yourself out there…and then, silence. In… Read moreThe Apple Tree
Anthropomorphize
As long as I can remember I have disliked the word “anthropomorphize”. I remember being maybe ten when I learned the word, and being deeply annoyed that my descriptions of the natural world had to be categorized in this way…. Read moreAnthropomorphize
Welcome to Where Trees Convene
Welcome to my site! It’s the Spring Equinox where I live and this seems the perfect time to send out a new creation into the world. I hope to share a variety of writings here about once a week. The first piece… Read moreWelcome to Where Trees Convene