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Category Archives: Backyard Nature
Walk With Me…
The day after Thanksgiving, I was wanting to take a long walk with Carter. I’d just spent a wonderful holiday time with friends including my sweet former husband, Lee. The house was empty, my housemates having left for a week … Continue reading
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Benny and Carter are the two dogs who run our household these days. Benny is a fuzz-ball of a poodle, and Carter a herding mix with a coat like an old shag rug. Benny grew up here with my housemates … Continue reading
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Autumn
The sky today is a mosaic of grays, sparkling whites, and veins of crystal-clear blue. The sun finds her way between all the patterning, and casts crazy shadows that dart across the garden. This morning the streets had that mellow … Continue reading
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Come Walk With Me
This is something I wrote months ago, and forgot to post… On a cold morning in late winter, I was overcome with an urge to take Carter to the forest, and to walk as slowly and exploratively as I wanted. I … Continue reading
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Climate Change–In and Out and All Around
I’m writing this very personal piece because I’ve been traversing a path that has pushed me into the potential and the terror of change, and I’m talking about big climate change here. Climate change is not something that is only … Continue reading
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Body, Soul, and Bees
Facing this blank page, I’m a bit cowed. It’s been months since I wrote anything but a FaceBook post, and with the calamities colliding in my life, I’m not certain my ability to write has survived. Let’s see:
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Letting Nature Have Her Way
I have been trying to get the gumption to let my yard “go.” Many of my friends would say that I’ve already done that, as MillHaven’s gardens are pretty wild as is. I leave all the weeds, and little here … Continue reading
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