At long last, I have returned to Earthwise and the Alabaster Horse and to the third law of motion. Regular readers of my irregular posts may recall that almost a year ago, in the spring of 2022, I wrote a post regarding how Sir Isaac Newton’s first law of motion and second law of motion appeared in my life. As life goes, there was an interruption(s), and I am now return. For those of my readers who are curious, or would like a reminder, here is information about Sir Isaac Newton. The interruptions were the arrival of two foals last…
Blogkeeping III
This is a quick post to update you on recent activity at EarthWise and the Alabaster Horse. A couple of days ago I published a new post, but due to a glitch, notification of it was not sent out to my readers. Fingers crossed, I hopefully have it rectified. The post can be seen here. Thank you for your patience, and I appreciate every one of my readers.
My Shadow & the Second Law of Motion
Earlier I wrote about Sir Isaac Newton’s first law of motion and how it related to my dog, Rowdy, here. This inspired me to think of how I could present ways the second law of motion appeared in moments in my life. As a quick recap, Sir Isaac Newton (1643 – 1727) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, author, alchemist and theologian. Most of us can identify Newton as the person who first discovered or described the law of gravity. A concise history of his life can be read here. Translated from Newton’s book, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, or The Mathematical Principles…
My Dog Rowdy & the First Law of Motion
The white schoolhouse with the sage green roof stands on a rise above the almost non-existent town of Cleveland, Montana. Cleveland is my hometown and shelters in the northeastern foothills of the Bear Paw Mountains of north central Montana. It used to have a saloon, dance hall, a few residents and a school house. Today it has the school house, a part time saloon, hunting lodge and the shop building and corrals of a local rancher. The original saloon and dance hall are gone. This is ranch country, and where I grew up. I attended the one roomed Cleveland School…
Glimpses of Jenny's Writing II
Vying for first choice of my favorite books is The Wood Wife by Terri Windling. Terri Windling is an American author, artist and folklorist who now lives in Devon, England. In order to give you a better introduction to Terri Windling, I refer you to her information here. The first time I read The Wood Wife, twenty some years ago, I was glued to it. Terri Windling weaves together the ordinary with the mystery of the other world to gift us a story read with caught breath in between gasps of “what next” and “how I wish I were there.”…
Trees of My Life I
In the land where I grew up, trees were important. This was in the rangeland of north central Montana, in an old, worn group of buttes called the Bear Paw Mountains. Native grasses and trees covered these buttes, as well as irregular patches of shale rock. Bubbling springs and cheerful creeks were salted throughout the buttes, many so hidden they were seldom seen by humans. There were fir, pine, aspen, willow, hawthorne, dogwood, serviceberry and chokecherry, to mention just a few. The trees provided shelter for livestock during stormy weather as well as hot days. Wildlife and birds made their…