On Saturday mornings. The wind is wilder in his current pasture. My arms surround his neck. My fingers comb his mane. Does he miss me or my carrots? He is calming veterans souls. And teaching their children skills. He seems to know he is performing good work. He is...

His name is Prince. He had a mate named Purple Rain. She has been gone since November. A part of the circle. Either by hawk or eagle or coyote. She stayed close to the barn. Snuggled with the dogs. He was the wanderer. Ran from the dogs. He survives. Barn cats either...

I'm a Dachshund addict. Bed warmers, clowns, wrigglers. Flying, not running. Legs too short to reach the ground. Head to tail in motion when I come home. With them, my sleep is sound. Winnie in the back of my knees. Wolf in front of my belly. If I'm a straight line we...

Days begin to linger. The sun comes up in my bedroom window. My alarm is gobblers and hens. Gobble. Gobble. Too many to count. Soon there will be jakes and jennies. Benny and Nala call them dinner.

I would turn 65 in Montana. A piece of the world burns, starves, flees from what they never imagined. Come to my canyon. Live to be as old as me. No matter the cold and the snow. My porch is peace. Hidden deep and away. Peace should be easier to...

They would give me the best advice. To make memories. To hold these moments in my heart. Though they may be fleeting, they are always there. Even after snow melts and the sun sets. They still give me the best advice. To breathe deep and walk slow. And to listen for...

No matter how far we go. No matter his need to leave. To patrol. He is close. Ready. By my side in a moment. Knowing the time when home is up the hill. His turn to take the lead and show the way. In case I forget.

For treats in the morning. For green grass in the spring. For me to decide if I will ride again. Or if he should move on to a better home. Where someone will ride him everyday, and horses will surround him in friendship.

Crow children's book added to Indian Education for All curriculum  Paul Hamby Jan 17, 2022 https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/crow-childrens-book-added-to-indian-education-for-all-curriculum/article_26d31ef2-e3f1-584c-b7c9… 2/5 Two people have...

from a January sun. Last week below zero. Today higher. Always higher. Quiet. Hidden from a world turning. Always turning.