Category: Arts
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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…
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Thanksgiving Approaches
A crisp, bright, late autumn day. Now, in the very late afternoon (it’s after 3 and dark comes about 4:30) the wind has risen and thin cloud gives a hazy feel to the deep blue sky. While many trees have lost their leaves, others hold on to some, while yet others keep their leaves as…
