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A pastoral pilgrimage

26 Mar 2023 7 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

            After reciting a long list of instructions to the rest of his disciples, enough to occupy them for weeks, Jonathan collected his burros, called Mary and Simon, and set out at a leisurely pace over the hills.  The three of them walked clo...

Running out of ink

25 Mar 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

            At this point Jonathan paused in writing his narrative.  He noticed that the last few lines were lighter than the others and realized with a start that his pen was running out of ink.           "Oh what a fool I am," he said to himself l...

Charge of the Light Brigade

25 Mar 2023 10 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

            It was at this unlucky juncture that I rode up with my cavalry force, in my path around the lakes.  The instant I arrived it came into our Marshall's head to try a cavalry assault before the other army arrived, so that all the glory of a...

Reunited with the Church

24 Mar 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

            I could see right away that these people were not Indians.  Nor were they scrupulously white.  Their skins were tan and without ointment.  We could see this because the men were shirtless and in shorts.  The women also wore shorts and co...

Round Of Applause

24 Mar 2023 1 minute read 2 comments stbrians

With great fanfare, colour and pomp, honour is given to the gallant.  Give a resounding applause as we celebrate our giant.  Ululate jubilantly with the ushering cry of a victor. He wins and deserves the credit spared only to a benefactor.  Great hon...

The Darkness Creeps On

24 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments The Virtual Idealist

The darkness creeps in like a silent thief, The moon hides behind a veil of clouds, The wind howls through the barren trees, As I wander through this ghostly shroud.   Shadows dance along the misty ground, As whispers echo through the night, I feel a...

Commander hot head

23 Mar 2023 9 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

            By summer we’d reached flatlands, once the farmlands of America.  Now they were grasslands dotted with woods and lakes and crisscrossed with streams.  In some places we came upon forests of young trees.  The rainfall of the last decade,...

Skirmishes

22 Mar 2023 7 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

            The chief and I, our five scouts, spent a much more active winter.  When weather permitted, we set off with guns to hunt and explore the surrounding hills.  We constructed snowshoes, and soon after wooden skies, as much for our amusement...

The history continued

21 Mar 2023 7 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

              “I am continuing my narrative,” (he wrote) “after a two-week delay, caused by my running out of paper.  I now have a plentiful supply, but also a small group of followers to superintend, such is the twisting of fate.  But I expect to f...

The Grotto

20 Mar 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

  The Stream and valley floor         (the reason I now post pictures in color is that color and richness now enter the lives of Jonathan's disciples) The next morning Jonathan gave his followers a tour of his estate.  As he led them up the hill to...