On living in the wilds & week 13 of 52

What has life given you this week?

“What did the tree learn from the earth to be able to talk with the sky?” -Pablo Neruda

I usually walk my dogs at 4:30 a.m., before most lifeforms have stirred. But Sunday, I woke up “late,” at 6:30, and when we walked, everything was up—deer, bunnies, cats … it was intense.

I live in a mostly blue-collar suburban neighborhood near a beautiful little par…