Snowmobiling in the Keewenaw Peninsula
This last weekend, we visited my eldest son at his college in Houghton, Michigan. While there, we rented a couple snowmobiles and did about 100 miles in a day. My […]
An Unquenchable Fire
I am a man whose inner voice Constantly torments and challenges My choices, my dreams And my very identity Only the spirits in the trees Whose voices can be heard Softly in […]
A Bio-luminescent Forest
We all must believe in something. I have spent a lifetime being disappointed by society, religion and even by love, but I have always experienced something that felt divine in […]
A Spirit Wolf High in the Woods
We have hunted these woods as friends Stalking the prey to sate our need Our yips were a chorus filling the emptiness of night, While the great horned owl opened […]
There Was a Day
There was a day When the farmer’s grain Was our most precious commodity There was a day When the locomotive Was our most critical transport And there was a day […]
Visit the Porkies
When one thinks of the upper Midwest, one doesn’t typically think of mountains. And, yet, there are small ranges of very beautiful small mountains along the edges of Lake Superior. […]
Light Painting of Canoeing Thru Northern Forests
From the website ThisisColossal.com. Picture credit to motionexposure.com. I am fascinated with the work Ontario photographer Stephen Orlando has done using light to capture the motion of canoeing and kayaking […]
NASA Visualization Shows Greenhouse Gas Emissions
My of this blog has focused on my love of nature with a few other subject like romance and parenting thrown in for good measure. But, at the core of […]
Wayward Moose
So living in Minneapolis and having a lake home in northwest Wisconsin, there are occasional stories of a moose that will wander out of its normal territory. Yesterday, there was […]
Captain Cooper’s Eery Last Words
As a remembrance and tribute to the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I’ve posted the actual radio conversation that occurred between Captain Cooper and the US Coast Guard on November […]
Tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald
On November 10th, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior and was forever memorialized by Gordon Lightfoot. Please take a look at the tribute video that tells the story […]
Exploring Xunantunich in Belize
Belize is a country of great contrasts, including beaches, mangrove swamps, high pine forests and deep rain forests. But it is perhaps best known for its archaeological ruins of ancient […]
The Amazing Ancient City of Tikal
When I was a boy studying the history of the Western hemisphere, I was taught that both the Aztecs and Mayan cultures were extinct. I thought this meant that the […]
She-Wolf Haiku
This she-wolf’s not yours And always commands respect For she is Alpha Picture taken by me, Yellowstone National Park
Fall Gallery from the Keewenaw
I have a restless spirit and my faith in our mundane, commercial and societal lives has been shaken. Yet the beauty of nature settles me and stills my mind, if only […]
Happy 15th Paul
Today is my son’s 15th birthday, an although this feels more like a Facebook post than one on WordPress, I am putting it here because my blog is sort of […]
North Shore Fall Gallery
Please enjoy this brief gallery of photos taken on my trip to a friend’s deer hunting camp this weekend on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. The focus […]
The Strokes of my Palette
Your beauty stirs me And rich color lingers Fills my senses And arouses my imagination I will paint you In the most vivid hues The strokes Of my palette Applied […]
Calms Me
My soul can be stilled My anger and regret quelled By the simplest pastoral scene Yet nothing is more beautiful Or calms me more Than the love Of a woman
The Conversations I Never Had
I am 51 years old now and as I look back at my life, much time has passed with both successes and failures. I have a wonderful family, am financially […]
A Solitary Bobcat
A solitary bobcat Wanders the wilderness alone Surviving only by stealth And the perseverance Of his spirit Picture taken in an undisclosed location near my northern studio (I won’t tell).
Wild Mushrooms and other Flora
It has been a cool and very wet summer so the wild mushrooms are in abundance in the northern forests. I’m not a professional photographer, but was amazed by the […]
Sun Worship
Like a million sun worshippers I will worship you each day Our romance renewed As the glory of life’s energy Cycles once again
Cool Rushing Waters
I am at peaceIn the cool rushing watersOf the northern wilesI have no Inherent passionFor menOr machinesOr moneyGive me the harmonyof Natureand the danceof Spirit
Invitation of a Faery
As I stooped to inspect A beautiful golden mushroom I surprised a tiny faery With the face of an angel And the wings of a dragonfly “Sir, you startled me, […]
Brightening Your Day
Clouds darken the earth Fierce winds howl And black waters roil Yet I will be The sun that breaks through Lifting you up Brightening your day Giving you faith Reminding […]
Adventure in the Boundary Waters
This is a slideshow of our Boy Scout father son adventure into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota. The BWCA is 1.7 million square miles of protected wilderness. […]
Sand Lake Boat Parade July 2014
Each year, our lake association sponsors a boat parade around the time of the Fourth of July. There are judges and prizes awarded. It is a fun family event but […]
Preparing for the Boundary Waters
In a few weeks, my son and I will be canoeing deep into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Northern Minnesota. We’re getting some practice in this weekend. Thus far, […]
Being Free
I have always been mesmerized By the wonder of dragonflies Their wings so delicate, transparent Little prisms Bending light Lifting spirits Fluttering Flying Being free
Mentored by Two Pines
Hiking along a moss covered trail, two large pines whispered to me. Stop Sir. We can hear your thoughts and pass, you must look deep within yourself and offer us […]
The Lesson of Two Dragonflies
Two dragonflies remind me Of the peace that Spirit intends They do not agonize the past Lament the present or Dread the future They simply exist together Absorbing the radiant […]
The Most Precious
As I contemplate another inspirational sunset, as though painted by the Gods themselves, I think about all that is precious in this world. And while some seek gold, diamonds or […]
Lessons of Spirit
As I contemplate the events of my life, Spirit has left me a sign. One single white eagle feather reminds me to pay attention to Spirit and her lessons.
The Coming of the Ship
Excerpt from the first chapter of The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran, 1923. Drawing by Kahlil Gibran. And he said to himself: Shall the day of parting be the day of […]
Spring Meanderings
The spring sun has finally arrived The snow is mostly gone And as I tread through the woods I heard loons calling A new beaver lodge appeared While two white […]
Easter at the Conservatory
One of the treasures of the Minneapolis St Paul metro area is Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. I particularly love visiting at Easter to see the orchids, other blooming flowers […]
Will Always Be
Spirit, you are here I have waited so many lifetimes Transform me finally So that our union Will always Be
Alone
I am alone again With only the birch and the pine To keep me company Taking one step at a time Sinking but not falling Absorbing the sun Breathing Feeling […]
Beast in the Forest
Spirit, I left the safety of the grove to walk in the darker reaches of the forest. A beast tried to intimidate me, but I maintained my poise and was […]
Wise Parables
My spirit is tended by a baby dragon who speaks only in wise parables sustaining me in my suffering guiding my journey and teaching me to fly once again Photo […]
Soul Dove
You say your soul dove…. And crashed alone But there is another meaning A different ending Far more beautiful And free
Parables and Ciphers
Two mystics From far away lands Shared a connection And yet when they spoke The language was in parables The writing in ciphers Leaving both spirits Confused Photo courtesy of […]
Tending Embers
Our passion was a mighty blaze All the spirits of the forest noticed Now I tend its embers
Bloom Again
I know the heaviness of your spirit As though laden in depths of snow And yet there is deep beauty within It speaks to me in my quiet moments There […]
Waiting for Rebirth
Spirit, I have looked for you In drifts of snow and reflections of the winter sun Listening for your whispers in arctic winds How I long for you to break […]
Perception
Life is ultimately What we perceive it to be If we believe it is oppressive Then it is oppressive If we perceive it as beautiful Then it is beautiful
Dear Spirit
Please read this first: https://dhseim.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/spirit-of-the-pines/ Dear Spirit, I know you are speaking to me, but I am a mere mortal and do not always understand. I have come here […]
Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival
This last weekend, my family and I traveled to Houghton, Michigan for Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival. It is quite the event that seems more akin to a university homecoming. There […]
Trek with a Bear
A bear and I Went trekking through the woods I snowshoed and he padded along We chatted about the forest, berries But mostly about honey And as we ambled through […]
