a photograph by Sonja Bingen, our daughter
Tag Archives: nature
Near the Ocean
a photograph by Alazanto, Kevin Davis, our son
Note: This is a photo that takes some looking at before you actually see what’s there.
Filed under Art, Photography
The Answer
by Ethel Mortenson Davis
“I could never
live in a place
where it doesn’t rain
and isn’t green.”
“It’s the same earth
that’s wrapped around
the great lakes,
just farther west
and south.”
“What do you see in it?”
“I see clouds hugging
the tall mountains and not
letting go.
I see the white rose
and purple blossom
existing in the dry land
because they are sacred.
I see the people
come outside and celebrate
with dance
in the eternal circle
when the rains finally
do come.”
Filed under Ethel Mortenson Davis, Poetry
Ancient Cord
by Ethel Mortenson Davis
The ancient peoples
yoked themselves
to the night sky,
studied the moon’s cycles,
the planets,
and solar eclipses.
We, however, at night,
tie ourselves
to the television, computer,
and cell phone,
barely noticing
the daily changes
in temperature,
or lunar phases.
We have cut the cord,
lost our beginnings
and futures—
the time of when to start
spring planting,
the time of the salmon run
up the river,
and the time of calving
of elk and deer.
Filed under Ethel Mortenson Davis, Poetry
Snow on Cedars
First the first bees of spring collecting nectar from the grape hyacinth that are blooming, then…
photograph by Ethel Mortenson Davis
Filed under Art, Ethel Mortenson Davis, Photography
Near Crownpoint on the Navajo Reservation
a photograph by Alazanto, Kevin Davis, our son
Filed under Art, Photography
