A snowshoe with Simone on this winter solstice morning reminded me that the world is sparkling, spacious, generous and life giving.

I awoke this week with a list in my head - a list of all of things that needed to get done before Christmas…

I tucked bulbs of crocus, narcissus and tulip around the perimeter of the cemeteries at Mission Farm this week.

"I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in." - John Muir

We shared a beautiful meal prepared and shared from the last of our garden’s produce and the neighboring farm.

The first snow arrived last night at Mission Farm. We are (always) rushing to finish all of the ‘things’ before snow covers the ground…

On this post-election, Veterans Day, I am struck by a description of life’s journey by poet, philosopher, theologian David Whyte.

Santiago taught us the wisdom of the early Celtic people who experienced an outright mystical connection with nature.

Santiago taught us the wisdom of the early Celtic people who experienced an outright mystical connection with nature.

Santiago taught us the wisdom of the early Celtic people who experienced an outright mystical connection with nature.

Santiago taught us the wisdom of the early Celtic people who experienced an outright mystical connection with nature.

Santiago taught us the wisdom of the early Celtic people who experienced an outright mystical connection with nature.

Santiago taught us the wisdom of the early Celtic people who experienced an outright mystical connection with nature.

This season brings about such abundance - from the tomatoes and carrots in the garden to these dazzling mushrooms clinging to the trees. Isn’t this rhythm of nature fascinating?

It is fascinating to watch the landscape shift at Mission Farm as the seasons change.

Join us at Mission Farm this Sunday - September 11 for our 125th Anniversary.

The marsh at Mission Farm is full of reptiles! Late on cool wet evenings, the traffic on Mission Farm Road is abundant!

Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. - Rumi

Over these past few years, one of our commitments at Mission Farm has been to listen. The practice of deep listening from a contemplative heart is life changing - really.

My summer morning meditation is alive with birdsong and (finally) a cool mountain breeze. The unusual extreme heat in Vermont reminds us of the reality of climate ‘weirding’.