Autumn Equinox and Change

     It is amazing to think about how quickly the days, the months, and then the years pass.  Autumn Equinox is here, and I'm balancing eggs on the counter and contemplating the coming of winter.  Will there be rain and snow for our drought-stricken West?  Will the Great Salt Lake drop to its lowest levels ever?  If it does, will the "greatest snow on earth" not fall at Alta Ski Resort this year?  And will I not get a moment of time to make a few telemark turns in Utah powder?  (As a full-time teacher, I only get out skiing three to four times a year.  I used to ski s160 days a year when I worked as a ski patrolman.  Sometimes I miss it in a big way).
     So let's talk writing!!!  In May, Creativity, Teaching, and Natural Inspiration is scheduled to be published by Unsolicited Press.  I'm crossing my toes and fingers in hopes that all of this comes to fruition.  This book is an important work because it speaks to the entire profession of education in a unique, inspiring, and though-provoking manner.  The profession is under siege, and this book is perhaps an inoculation against the disease of misguided administration and malignant technology.  We can only hope!!!
     Meanwhile, I've posted many of my earlier songs on YouTube in order to keep them alive.  All but one are the musical renditions from Walking Natural Pathways' last chapter of poems, but "Fire Orders Song" is an additional poem/song from the 1990's that I am dedicating to our valiant firefighters during this time of severe climate crisis and change.  If it ever goes big (something like a lottery ticket gamble) I'll contribute at least half of the earnings to firefighters.
     So watch for the release of the new book in May, and watch for a new planned reading, again with music, when CTNI comes out!!
     Meanwhile, when things get rough, think of the Bristlecone Pine tree who has lived 5,000 years on this planet.  It's seen the rise and fall of Babylon, Rome, Europe and even civilizations unknown.  It's life surely trumps anything that is happening in the moment!!!  Life is tenacious; life will survive.