Friday October  4, 8:45pm, front porch. New moon. I sit on the front porch at our home on the Sangamon River, listening to the rain and enjoying a dark stout at week’s end. In the darkness, I ponder the beginning of the “moonth”,  the 29-day lunar cycle, thirteen of which make up a year. Today is the New Moon, the […]

Author’s note: I’m taking a short Fall break so this week’s guest column is written by my friend Rocky. It’s a local park review of the Sangamon River Forest Preserve. I’ve run into Rocky frequently while hiking there and asked if he’d like to write a review. He was excited and happy to do it! Thanks Rocky! I really like […]