BeingNatureVideo Video: Winter Camping Can Really Suck –– or Not! Video with a great message of the importance of being outside, if only to be a spectator. williamricciMar 9, 2019Mar 9, 2019
NaturePhotographyPoetry Poem – Superior Snow The sun set long ago,and we venture out with headlamps. Bright white snow consumes tree shadowswith each pass... williamricciDec 31, 2018
BeingDeep EcologyEmpty FieldNaturePhotographyPoetry Poem – That Cabin in the Woods That cabin in the woods, nestled beneath second generation pine planted after the last logging, waits for our... williamricciFeb 10, 2018
NaturePhotographyPoetry Poem – Solitude A red cabin in the woods beneath the pine trees sagging from the winter snow, is all I... williamricciJan 14, 2018
BeingDeep EcologyNaturePhotographyPoetry Poem – Through the Shadows I walk through the shadows closing the path. The silence consumes reason, replaced with fear and awareness. I... williamricciMay 31, 2016
ArtsNaturePhotographyPoetry Fields of Snow A foot of new powder, deep blue skies, and a quiet afternoon of snowshoeing. Nature’s fury becomes the... williamricciFeb 22, 2014
ArtsEditorPoetry Ode on Solitude, by Alexander Pope Ode on Solitude BY ALEXANDER POPE Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound,... williamricciFeb 16, 2014
ArtsEditorNaturePoetryUpdate 2013 Poetry Month #7 – Solitude Late at Night in the Woods The following poem is written by Robert Bly. He is considered one of the greatest writers of our... williamricciApr 8, 2013Apr 20, 2013
BeingNaturePoetryUpdate Christmas Day, Lutsen Christmas Day brings thoughts of family, friends, beliefs and what helps us to get through each day. We... williamricciDec 25, 2012Dec 29, 2012
NatureUpdate Retreat Building, 09/08/12 Work on the retreat has been going well the past few weeks. Though our time has been tight... williamricciSep 9, 2012
NaturePoetry A June Afternoon, Staring at the Sky Birds I do not know the name of. Small collections of cotton from the aptly named cotton wood... williamricciJun 16, 2012
BeingNaturePoetry Solitude A place exists tucked into tall pine trees reaching toward the empty sky filled with Nothing. Yielding the... williamricciMar 17, 2012Mar 17, 2012