Caol Áit

24-Hour Symphony 19.05.2024 10:13 ↓

Pondering respect and mutual submission, and basking in the several movements of the constant music of nature.

Lonely ol' Night 11.05.2024 13:59 ↓

Papa Rod ponders how songs can understand us, and help us understand one another.  He also ponders the healthy, healing realization that he is unimportant.  

Lonesome Empathy 03.05.2024 10:42 ↓

Triggered by the call of the midnight train, Papa Rod ponders the depth of loneliness felt and expressed by Whippoorwills, falling stars, train whistles, Autumn Robins, the moon, and Hank Williams.  We do well to learn to feel what others around us are feeling.  

By the Light of the Moon 27.04.2024 12:36 ↓

Papa Rod ponders a night of dreaming, a day of exploring, and the evidence of things unseen.

Back to the Farm 20.04.2024 9:11 ↓

pondering peace without clarity while riding in the chilly dark, bent on making it home.

Campfire 13.04.2024 13:24 ↓

The blessings of a campfire.

Wisconsin 06.04.2024 10:28 ↓

Around the top of the lake.  Papa Rod ponders that the quiet to which we escape the din is actually the urban din for all the creatures who live there.

Becoming 01.04.2024 7:21 ↓

Papa Rod, standing on the shore of Lake Michigan, realizes that he is two old in the process of becoming who he is.  

Conversations 23.03.2024 12:20 ↓

Season 5, Episode 4, in which Papa Rod converses at length with folks along the route.

The End of the Song 17.03.2024 7:27 ↓

Papa Rod listens to the sounds of the evening until the song ends.

The Cycle of Silence and Song 08.03.2024 6:56 ↓

Papa Rod aspires to the peaceful habits of the Wood Thrushes and their friends.  

The Return to the Farm 02.03.2024 8:48 ↓

Papa Rod readies the bike while riding north, and arrives at the Farmhouse safe and sound as the sun prepares to set.

The Song Leader 24.02.2024 10:04 ↓

Papa Rod ponders the passing of a formative character.  

A Ride to the Rivers 17.02.2024 8:29 ↓

Papa Rod recounts his week, and ponders the art of moving forward despite obstacles and setbacks.  

The Cruel World 10.02.2024 7:02 ↓

Papa Rod observes the cruelty in world, but remembers the promise of the future.  

Oh, That's Bad! No,That's Good! 04.02.2024 18:03 ↓

Perceiving, processing, and interpreting challenging things in our lives.  

Our Senses 28.01.2024 14:22 ↓

Pondering experiencing things with multiple senses.

The Gift of the Firefly 20.01.2024 6:00 ↓

When a glimmer pierces the darkness, one does well to bask in the light.

Dona Nobis Pacem 14.01.2024 11:29 ↓

How does one process grief in the specifics of a broken world?

Quarantine 01.01.2024 12:32 ↓

An abrupt interruption of life might teach us that the only things we can control are our responses to the things we can't control.

Time Travel 24.12.2023 12:16 ↓

Visiting memories of loss and blessings, and anticipating the future on the smell of fresh-cut grass.

Faith and Belief 17.12.2023 7:46 ↓

Having returned from a long summer ride, Papa Rod ponders faith and belief, and confusion and conviction, and knowledge and pride.

Ghosts 12.12.2023 19:25 ↓

We are contained in one another.  We inhale wisdom from our elders and exhale wisdom to those entrusted to us, and they pass it on to their own.

Parables and Metaphors 05.12.2023 10:52 ↓

Cleaning the outside of the house and pondering appearances, and reality, and things that matter.

Baptism 27.11.2023 12:15 ↓

Gratefully remembering Baptism, obedience, family and community, and the mystery of sacrament.