Category: Arts
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Self Care in Rabid Times
A grumpy day, cool and dark. Still no rain. The trees remain in multiple stages of leaf change, bare trees stand next to green gold and red ones. The drought seems to be browning the leaves but still there are areas of rich color. I have been out photographing the past few days. I’m trying…
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October Thoughts
Today is a seasonal day, cloudy and chill; there is an even chance we will have a passing shower. We have been strangely dry for most of the past couple of months, our autumnal storms suppressed far to the south. Here by the water most trees are green, although more color appears each day. A…
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The Summer Marsh
Today is bright, sunny and breezy. The mornings are still filled with birdsong, the gardens are growing, and the weeds are out of control. The other day a hawk chased a cardinal from one of our backyard trees and the two flew quickly out of sight. Yesterday a doe wandered through in the middle of…
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A Rainy Day
I’m sitting at my desk where the rain is still striking the north facing windows. It’s chilly, not much warmer than it was last month, and soggy. We have had a months long procession of coastal storms which have repeatedly cut away the marsh road and eaten whole beaches. The buds on the maple trees…
