Category: Social issues
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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.…
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A Hundred White Daffodils
A blustery day, warm and windy. The clouds are thickening and there will be rain tonight. Early this morning there was a good deal of bird song that quietened when the wind rose. I’m not sure whether there was less song or whether the wind drowned it out, or both. In the yard, the first…
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A Weekend for Creativity
Today is cold and clear. Long morning shadows spill across the landscape and the local birds are beginning to defend their territories. Our witch hazel is on the verge of blossoming and buds are swelling on other trees. The weather becomes warmer and wetter by Wednesday. Yesterday Jennie’s son, Daniel, and his wife, Katie, had…
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Reading Jane Kenyon
A cloudy, warmish day, quite a change from recent weeks. Maybe some showers later. Perhaps a walk this afternoon. I’ve been reading Jane Kenyon’s Collected Poems. She lived the last couple of decades of her leukemia shortened life in a New Hampshire valley. Her house, the weather, farming, the natural world, pets, and her relationship…
