Memorial Day for Glaciers

Some years ago, Jeff and I traveled to Iceland to see that amazing island country, with our friends David and Crystal.  Part of my desire to visit those glaciers and icebergs was my need to understand and experience the source of the water that is raising the level of our Gulf of Mexico, and all the planet’s seas.       I feel so grateful that the story has just been published in Tikkun, a marvelous journal that bills itself as “A … Continue

More Precious than Diamonds, More Precious than Gold…

When I approach the island, even before my kayak nudges into the sand, the first thing I look for are possible predators: crows, osprey, eagle, laughing gull—or the tracks of a trespassing human.  I’m surprised to see the broad wings of a turkey vulture skimming over the sand, tilting on the updrafts, on the look out for food.   Right on its tail, three American oystercatchers escort the vulture off the island. They pipe loudly and push the vulture out of … Continue