[caption id="attachment_36467" align="alignright" width="300"] Ullr (image from northernpaganism.com)[/caption] Let's start with the obvious question: Who the heck is Ullr? The best answer I found was at northernpaganism.com. Ullr is a very old god of the northern lands, so old that by the time the Iron Age Norse myths...
Everyone has an idea of what makes the perfect holiday tree. For some, it’s the quintessential blue spruce, tall, full, perfectly shaped and dressed. Others like the Charlie Brown variety, a few scraggly limbs and an awkward tilt, the tree that most needs love. And...
'A'ohe hana nui ke alu 'ia. Translation? "No task is too big when done together by all." This Hawaiian 'olelo no'eau or proverb, was recently illuminated when the power of the Kaua'i and Big Island communities overcame political gridlock and "outside money" in order to ensure...
A low pressure trough is forming over the Pacific NW today while cold temps and scattered mid level clouds remain in western Colorado. Another very cold day and night ahead as clouds spread into the area ahead of the approaching trough. By early Saturday SW...
Some speak of the holidays in terms of "endurance" and "survival." It's all about materialism and family psycho-showdowns, right? Well, not so much. Just ask any child - or Google your own history for fond memories. Chestnuts roasting on open fires. Jack Frost nipping at...
As is always the case during the holidays, adoptions have slowed down significantly at Second Chance Humane Society. Understandably, people don’t consider this busy season a good time to adopt a pet because they are on the go or traveling. But I am writing today...
The Telluride Nordic Association (TNA) is a 501©(3) non-profit dedicated to the education and enhancement of Nordic skiing for individuals of all ages and abilities in the Telluride region. TNA has an all-volunteer working board which spends countless hours making Nordic skiing a reality. Still,...
The week before Thanksgiving, we received an email from Pamela Zoline, co-founder of the Telluride Institute, inviting us to the annual Bridal Veil Living Classroom gathering to hear presentations by the eight students who participated in the program in 2013. The event is scheduled for Monday,...
There are many ?’s concerning the approaching major winter storm system, but several things are certain–high winds and very cold temperatures with potential for Significant Snowfall especially in the central Colorado mountains. Today will be mostly mild with increasingly cloudy skies & cooling temps. The drama...
