Category: Stories
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Schoolyard Justice

This morning, a rich spring rain, beginning slowly, softly, then transitioning to something more determined, more persistent. The rain and fog dampens the colours blooming into a awakening landscape as a sea breeze dances the as yet only thinly leaved branches. While it is abundantly spring here on the coast, go far enough inland and…
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A Stroll With a Gray Whale

A fine mid-spring day. Suddenly everything is in bloom! The sun is high and bright and I need sunscreen and a hat when outside. I’ve made repairs to my electric trike and gone for my first relatively short ride. We noticed last night that twilight extended until almost eight! Yesterday I found myself remembering a…
Michael Watson PhD
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Finding the Right Words

Today dawned clear and crisp. We’ve entered that part of spring when the sun seems to rise dramatically earlier each day and the pace of life is rapidly picking up. Yesterday I was down at the marsh and noted that over the past week the first osprey pair has returned and is already on the…
Michael Watson PhD
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A Little Everyday Magic

A cold, wet, windy, raw day. The maples are in bloom as are our cherry and many other trees. Most of the blooms are subtle which is good given the continuing cold and that we are just now in Mid-April and still experiencing sub-freezing temperatures at night. In spite of all the rain we have…