Dear Katherine,   I witnessed the most remarkable thing today: A wild mare running across the prairie. Bucking just for show, her mane flying in the wind. I thought, this is what it means to be free.   As she drew closer I saw the length of barbed wire on her foot, slicing into her pastern. Pain with every step. Bleeding. Festering. […]

Dear Katherine,   Spring slipped in early this year, coming in quickly and quietly like the morning sun sliding softly over the horizon.   The birds knew (they always do); Robins paused here on their long journeys while the snow geese pointed their Vs north.   Spring didn’t escape the tulips’ attention: Yesterday the gardens were muddy and brown; today they’re beautiful […]