Tag: Amazon
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Carrots
A frigid mid-winter morning, deep snow and milky blue skies. The birds have arrived early at the feeder. They need to consume a lot of fats during these deep freezes in order to survive. This feels more like Northern Vermont than south coastal Massachusetts. All last week we heard about a possible blizzard. One day…
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Monday Morning
It’s a mostly cloudy morning after a rainy weekend. There is a distinct chill to the air and house, although it is not really cold. In fact, the weather seems to be on the mild side of seasonal norms. I imagine this past weekend was difficult for many of us. The government seems intent on…
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We Are All Shaman
This morning the irises in our garden have burst into bloom, and the yard is looking downright tropical. I want to take a few moments to share a memory with you. It was nearly twenty years ago now, and I was sitting in a clearing deep in the Amazon with my friend and mentor, Dr.…
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Weaponizing Fire
Ah, Monday. Yesterday was record warm and windy; Saturday was just record warm. Today is seasonably cool and dark, thick cloud blocking much of January’s wan sunlight. The weekend was not just record warm. In much of New England temperatures were six or seven degrees above the old records for the date. This, probably inevitably,…
