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Second Sunday of Advent Cycle C

Welcome to our Into the Light Reflection site for the Second Sunday of Advent! We should be about Day 6 into our chocolate Advent calendars. Our readings for this Sunday, the Second Sunday of Advent are here. (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120521.cfm). Again, these are my notes and interpretations from the 8:30 and 10 (or Noon) Mass homily ofContinue reading “Second Sunday of Advent Cycle C”

First Sunday of Advent Cycle C

Welcome to our Into the Light Reflection site for Advent! As we each prepare ourselves for the season of Lent, let us remember the reflection of David Steindl Rast, OSB: It’s not joy that makes us grateful, it’s gratitude that makes us joyful. Our readings for this Sunday, the First Sunday of Advent are here.Continue reading “First Sunday of Advent Cycle C”

Fungi and Fox

A lovely day and evening greeted us all in Ann Arbor. There are fewer but still hungry skeeters. I enjoyed a quiet dinner overlooking the quiet ravine. The chippies make so much noise for being so tiny! One meandering gaze takes in the ferociously large fungi on the wi-fi tree. a foot or more inContinue reading “Fungi and Fox”

Where Foxes Play

After a six week hiatus, I saw one of “our” foxes Monday night! The day had been a joy anyway, as the hummingbirds were busy at the feeder. There are at least two, as two had their territory war briefly. Good grief! There are two big bowls of sugar water that they never finish! Sharesies,Continue reading “Where Foxes Play”

You know you’re in Montana when …

… it looks like a straight shot on the map from Gardiner to Great Falls via US 89 … and .. you misread those contours and misread the actual vertical experience of the trip! Travel from Gardiner to Livingston was as much a delight on the way out, as the way in — elk, osprey,Continue reading “You know you’re in Montana when …”

White Wolf!

I am craning my neck to catch every angle as the time in Wonderland is coming to a close. Time feels precious, even though I’ll be in Montana again and Bob has extended a generous invitation. Then a white wolf (not the same but an example) crests near the top of the ridge near/past Blacktail,Continue reading “White Wolf!”

An Exhausted Mom

Back to Slough Creek from the moose and osprey … nada from the restroom/dumpster area either out to the carcass or out to the den. But then we walk up to pre-Bob’s Nob, a gravelly uneven but roaded hike for “only” one-quarter mile or so. Bob carries his 50 lbs of camera equipment & tripod,Continue reading “An Exhausted Mom”

Moose and Birds

So we drive on down the Northeast Entrance Road further into the Lamar Valley, as someone (John) says they’ve seen Moose past Conjunction Flow, I think along Soda Butte Creek. We see four, though the others say there are 8 moose out there. Get them in the field glasses … and immediately think of RukContinue reading “Moose and Birds”

The Wolf Clan

Friday, April 23, 2021 At breakfast, I talk with Scott a bit more. His wife, the healthiest eater he knows, makes some awesome protein bars, which we all devour. Scott leaves by 5:45AM … Bob and I are out the door around 6:15AM. Snow! Cloud fog … Really grateful Bob is driving. He drives theseContinue reading “The Wolf Clan”

Odds and Ends of a YNP Outing

Finishing up, April 22, 2021 On we go … with some obscure tips — The Park has one-holer restrooms … and Purell dispensers. Bob’s wisdom from decades of field work is, if you see a restroom use it. You don’t know where the next one might be or how long you might be in anContinue reading “Odds and Ends of a YNP Outing”