Category: Stories
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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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In the Face of Erasure
After a balmy weekend, today is rainy and raw; it has become chillier as the day has gone on. Much of the rain has been heavy but for now is a fine mist. We greatly need the rain so this dark, wet day is much appreciated. I’ve been watching as the current administration deletes references…
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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…
