Jim Richardson posted this poem by Stephen Dunn (by way of his friend Karen). We spent some time in the marsh this past summer near Brigantine, looking at the birds, and this brings back those memories for me: (more…)
October 6, 2009
Walking the Marshland
Posted by johnmangels under Poetry | Tags: Birding, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Fiat Lux, Poetry, Stephen Dunn |Leave a Comment
June 22, 2009
Down Time
Posted by johnmangels under Personal | Tags: Birding, by John Mangels, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Marine Mammal Stranding Center, Sermons |Leave a Comment
Well, today is a rest day. Likely the most restful day I’ll have this trip. Got up around 8 AM. Read the paper (San Francisco Chronicle on my Kindle), showered, had breakfast and some coffee. Listened to Jocelyn’s sermon from Yesterday at St. George’s. It’s odd hearing the sermon at your church while you’re away. Liked it (likely more than the one I heard). She preached on Jesus calming the storm (using a story about taking some San Diego teens to help clean up after Katrina two years after the storm. (If you want to hear it, her sermon of 7/21 is here.) (more…)
The Sunset Juggler (formerly The Dragon's Mouth) 