Archive for the “The Daily Forest Report” category
The Daily Forest Report June 29, 2014 Emergency Councils
by nielskunze on June 29, 2014
“Rodney! What did you do?” The call echoed through the Forest… (See You At the Meeting by Kieskagato from their 2004 album You, Are the One, Who Can) All the huff and bluster of the Forest’s collective consternation piled like (…)
The Daily Forest Report June 28, 2014 Rodney the Raven Goes Rogue
by nielskunze on June 28, 2014
(excerpt from The Watchmaker by Steve Wilson from his 2013 album The Raven That Refused to Sing and other stories) Any fool can pull a rabbit out of a hat, thought Rodney. But I was born into the Art… and (…)
The Daily Forest Report June 27, 2014 The Magic of Creation
by nielskunze on June 27, 2014
It’s the New Moon. It’s the anniversary of The Daily Forest Report. This is the 366th post on this blog (a year plus a day’s worth… or, a leap year). And this is a lunar month featuring Crow/Raven energy which (…)
The Daily Forest Report June 26, 2014 Of Earth and Star
by nielskunze on June 26, 2014
You can’t argue with butterflies about what’s impossible… They’ll just say “Watch this.” (Kundalini Express by Love and Rockets from their 1986 album Express) And four Ravens quarrelling over the finer points of our best philosophy sounds exactly like a (…)
The Daily Forest Report June 25, 2014 My Corner of the World Mind
by nielskunze on June 25, 2014
Sometimes the World seems a bit of a blockhead… but I’m only responsible for tidying up my own room. (Save This House, title track by Spirit of the West from their 1990 album) (Back when my band, Missing Peace, was (…)
The Daily Forest Report June 23, 2014 Re-Exploring the Backroads
by nielskunze on June 23, 2014
(Memories of East Texas by Michelle Shocked from her 1988 “debut” album Short, Sharp, Shocked) (Ever since March 2013, Michelle Shocked poses a little conundrum for me. At that time, she effectively ended her own career by issuing an insane (…)
The Daily Forest Report June 22, 2014 Green Gooseberries and Pink Fingers
by nielskunze on June 22, 2014
Fingers are going to fing… As that surly old river comes to climax, we find our peace of mind in the low-lying grass. (Peace of Mind by Boston from their 1976 self-titled debut album) I think I’ve had enough of (…)
The Daily Forest Report June 20, 2014 Brand New… Again
by nielskunze on June 20, 2014
The rain diminishes to the fog and spittle of the breaths of mountain giants… and the drifting mists part… (The Wizard by Uriah Heep from their 1972 album Demons and Wizards) The Day’s Eye rests upon a world that looks (…)
The Daily Forest Report June 19, 2014 Upon the Canvas of an Empty Sky
by nielskunze on June 19, 2014
Today, The Oracle Report suggests that it is a day for music. (When is it not?) I didn’t even have to think about this selection; it came to mind immediately. (Title track from Elton John’s 1969 debut album Empty Sky) (…)
The Daily Forest Report June 18, 2014 Simple Pleasures Deep Meanings
by nielskunze on June 18, 2014
Well, with all the recent rains, the puffballs are back in proliferation. I found and ate dozens of them yesterday! For every one that I picked there were at least three more smaller ones sprouting up nearby. They should mostly (…)