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Snow Moon Over Eighty Acres
Due to the heavy snowfalls in February, Northern Native American tribes often refer to the full moon as the "snow moon". And because the...

Bruce Siebold
Mar 91 min read


Bookends
The rising and setting of the sun are the Earth Mother's bookends. The sun gives us bookends to mark a beginning and end of each day. A...

Bruce Siebold
Mar 31 min read


The First Morel Mushroom
After 32 years of searching for morel mushrooms on Eighty Acres I finally found one! Near it I sat and marveled at the morel's...

Bruce Siebold
Jun 4, 20241 min read


Ancient Fires
Just as the ancient cave dwellers huddled near their fires for warmth... I too have felt the comfort of wood fires burning on Eighty...

Bruce Siebold
Feb 18, 20241 min read


Embracing Life's Circles
The spider's silky circle is the Earth Mother's reminder that our lives will always come back to where our journeys began. It's life's...

Bruce Siebold
Jan 30, 20241 min read


My Bittersweet Prayer
Nestled within the Eighty Acres fence line grows the bittersweet vine. It's hanging globe shaped clusters of scarlet seeds are a favorite...

Bruce Siebold
Dec 13, 20231 min read


The Last Load
The Kubota tractor's engine was straining as it pulled the heavy load of firewood back home. For over thirty years family and friends...

Bruce Siebold
Nov 28, 20231 min read


Ordinary to Extraordinary
And the Earth Mother said to the grasshoppers..."upon a leaf, create for me a most wondrous and beautiful piece of artwork". Without...

Bruce Siebold
Oct 13, 20231 min read


A Walk On Eighty Acres
I call him RT. A long time friend and together we often walk the trails and prairies of Eighty Acres. Our walks are quiet. No need for...

Bruce Siebold
Sep 26, 20231 min read


Under The Lupines
Spreading an old cotton blanket on the ground, we lay among the prairie lupine flowers. Arms crossed behind our heads. we watch as...

Bruce Siebold
Jul 6, 20231 min read


My "To Do" List
My days are often busy. Each day's schedule is filled with events, obligations, and often times a very long "to do" list. Yes, I must...

Bruce Siebold
Apr 17, 20231 min read


Silent Night
Midnight on Christmas Eve. I watched the tail lights of the last guest's car depart Eighty Acres and knew the holiday bustle was over....

Bruce Siebold
Dec 27, 20221 min read


Passing Seasons
I had hoped you would stay with me much longer. But in the morning light, this passing season was gone.The dahlia's heads hung low, the...

Bruce Siebold
Oct 30, 20221 min read


Sphinx Caterpillar
While weeding my flower garden, I happened upon this unusual and beautiful caterpillar. Soon it will become Wisconsin's largest flying...

Bruce Siebold
Aug 14, 20221 min read


Sharing The Land
Each morning for several days this gray fox greeted me as I placed my bird feeders out for the day. She would stand near the edge of the...

Bruce Siebold
Jul 31, 20221 min read


A Mindful Morning Moment
In the quiet of night, the Earth Mother sprinkled rain drops upon the corkscrew plant's stem, As the early morning sun climbed into the...

Bruce Siebold
Jul 10, 20221 min read


Night Visitor
While I slept I did not stir as the snow gently fell upon Eighty Acres. For who can hear a snowflake fall? Flake upon flake falling from...

Bruce Siebold
Jan 9, 20221 min read


The Future Foretold
In October I sit under the bold leafy umbrella of my spirit tree, seeking refuge and renewal from the noise of everyday life. If I am...

Bruce Siebold
Nov 14, 20211 min read


Smoke As A Metaphor
Consider smoke as a metaphor for one's life. Whether it is smoke from a cigarette, camp fire or chimney, what begins in an orderly...

Bruce Siebold
Oct 31, 20211 min read


A Special Day
At the end of the this day...there was a hush over Eighty Acres, as shadows and leaves fell and the sun slowly tipped over the earth's...

Bruce Siebold
Oct 24, 20211 min read
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