Category: Summer
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Raspberries and Complex Selves
It’s a hot, muggy, sticky day, with thunder likely later. Its hot enough that Nori is being particular about food, leaving more than usual in her dish. Its very dry so rain is desired and would be welcomed. Monday evening the birds were unusually vocal; I tried recording them on the tablet but with less…
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The Rescued Cactus
We are in the midst of a brief series of nearly perfect mid-summer days and nights. We sleep with windows open and a cool breeze wafting softly through the room. Birds visit Jennie’s gardens early and late, the gardens abuzz with wings. Its cool enough that Nori takes the occasional snooze on my lap. As…
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Fledging!
A hot, humid, heat advisory sort of day, the sun unflinching in a cloudless sky. Saturday evening Jennie and I were at the beach, enjoying our “kiddie” sized ice creams and watching the osprey. There were three almost grown chicks in the nest. A couple were exercising their wings, one standing on the perch beside…
