Emily Polis Gibson
LightNews LightNews
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Emily Polis Gibson
@barnstormingblog.bsky.social
14 followers 18 following 50 posts
Family physician, farmer, writer, photographer harvesting words and pictures in the PNW @barnstorming.blog
Posts Replies Media Videos
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
My wintry soul

barnstorming.blog/2025/12/30/m...
My Wintry Soul
Whatever harm I may have doneIn all my life in all your wide creationIf I cannot repair itI beg you to repair it, And then there are all the woundedThe poor the deaf the lonely and the oldWhom I ha…
barnstorming.blog
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Astonished

barnstorming.blog/2025/07/10/a...
Astonishingly Free
It’s an early summer day, going to be a hot one.I’m away from home, I’m working; the sky is solidly bluewith just a chalk smear of clouds. So why this melancholy?Why these blues? Nothing I’ve done …
barnstorming.blog
July 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
The magic of solstice

barnstorming.blog/2025/06/20/t...
The Seasons, They Go Round and Round
It’s deep time here, this barrow grave five thousand years old,where we follow like sheep behind the guide to the heartof its cruciform center. I’ve never been in a space so dark.What was it like t…
barnstorming.blog
June 21, 2025 at 6:02 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Always a focal point
May 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Afternoon nap in the shade
May 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
New dawn and new stripes
May 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Remembering May 19, 1975
#Gombenationalpark
#chimpanzee

barnstorming.blog/2025/05/19/m...
May 19 – Fifty Years Ago Today
Above photos from Gombe Stream National Park, 1975 Reflecting on, and with respect for, the courage shown by Tanzanian park rangers and my kidnapped research colleagues on this unforgettable day 50…
barnstorming.blog
May 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Back out on spring pasture
May 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Choosing between light and darkness barnstorming.blog/2025/04/28/a...
April 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
April’s flourishing flora
April 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
The start and finish of Easter on our farm: sunrise service on our hill in the morning drizzle and sparkling evening sunset - a happy day!
April 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Sunset silhouettes
April 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
A walk on a spring evening
April 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Golden raindrops at sunset
April 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Tonight provided sanctuary from the storms in the headlines
April 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
barnstorming.blog/2025/03/28/w...
March 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
A wild weather day in #WhatcomCounty
March 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Snow on the crocus in mid-March
March 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
He leads us through radiant meadows - barnstorming.blog/2025/03/09/w...
March 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
The dawn banishes the dark and menacing
March 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Only the shadow knows…
March 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
A sunset that keeps on giving
February 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
barnstorming.blog/2025/01/25/w...
January 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
Mt Baker alpenglow
January 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
barnstormingblog.bsky.social
January afternoon in Whatcom County
January 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM