By Teresa Williams In the darkness of this winter morning I think of those tortoises on Santa Cruz island, walking their invisible pace up from the grassy plains thousands of feet to the high meadows and forests, their ritual escape from the dry heat below. They have travelled these well worn paths each season, for [...]
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Tortoise Highway
Posted in Animals & Critters, Bodies Of Water, Body, Bones, Holding My Breath, Life, Nature, Poetry, Seasons, Spirituality, Wake Up, tagged ancient rituals, creatures of the sea, earth, elements, highways, late Winter, making light of the dark, pilgrimage, red Ravine Guests, reptiles, rituals, slow walking, slower than the speed of dawn, slowing down, slowness, spiritual paths, Teresa Williams, the road less traveled, the value of slowing down, Thirst, tortoises, Turtles, waiting on March 24, 2011 | 26 Comments »
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