Category: First Nations
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Two Ways of Dreaming
A dim, chill morning. Yesterday the sun came out in the afternoon and the temperature rose to 70F. It was lovely. Later this afternoon we will have additional much needed rain. We send prayers to all who are experiencing the harm of too much rain this weekend. For the moment the disaster unfolding in the…
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Spring Rain
A dark, drizzly, chilly early spring day. In spite of the cold, color is returning to the maples and other trees and the magnolia’s buds seem to thicken daily. Lichen on tree trunks have begun to take on more color and the field has a bright green hue between the bare spots. In the garden…
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Deafening Silence
It’s lovely out, mid 50’s F, clear skies, and little wind. From the looks of things, we shall have daffodils any day now, at which point it will be spring. As I write I can hear birdsong through the closed window; most likely the sparrows are nesting just below my office/studio. I’m trying to find…
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Breath and Memory
Today dawned clear and chilly. The bare branches whip around against the blue sky. The danger of fire is unusually high, and the turkeys and geese are traveling in large packs. The wind has been intense the past few days, breaking branches and taking down scaffolding. The barometric pressure has been bouncing around as well.…
