by Nate Long | Jul 26, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Traffic Jam : There was a grass fire along the highway yesterday on the way home from work so all traffic was stopped. My half-hour drive took me two-and-a-half hours. Grateful for such a learning moment to work on my patience… Luckily I had my “emergency...
by Nate Long | Jul 19, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Paint flashes through the tree limbs,We all cheer with praise and wonder.Only one second and she is gone,But the color remains embedded in my eye. She lays at my feet,Just outside the office building door.She does not move,Her colored feathers do not move.I leave...
by Nate Long | Jul 12, 2016 | Journey Work, Photography
Raven Medicine : I am behind the wheel and have been driving for the last seven hours. The highway is a rural black top road that seems to stretch ahead into infinity. I pass by ranch houses and barns set way off in the fields on both sides of the road. Large gates...
by Nate Long | Jul 10, 2016 | Flute, Journey Work, Video
A very special moment at the stream. I could hear the flute playing before I even played. This is my journey. — Nate Long...
by Nate Long | Jul 4, 2016 | Journey Work, Photography
From Behind the Aspen : The shadow passesFrom the corner of the eyeMoving on the gentle soundsThrough the fernsBehind the white pillars of aspen.In the dark placesThere are eyes that watchWith complete love.Send them a “Thank You”Each time this way is...
by Nate Long | Jul 4, 2016 | Journey Work, Special Event
A Prayer Made for Devil’s Tower : This is my prayer I made and left hanging in a tree at the base of this amazing tower — for our Great Mother Earth that she can help us see that she is balanced despite our arrogant human efforts to control and change her....
