Tag: Arts
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When We Were Birds
It’s been a lovely, fall-like day, with the kind of broken cloud cover that makes for fine sunsets. I had planned to be out and about now with my camera, but about an hour ago thick clouds began building in from the west, obscuring the low hanging sun, so here I sit at the keyboard.…
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A Complex Road Trip
We’ve been traveling. Over the course of past ten days we drove out to Illinois to visit family, then up to Toronto to explore the city, its museums, and the natural world that surrounds it. Yesterday we drove the nine hours home. The drive home proved stormy, yet we somehow stayed ahead of the rain…
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Acts of Resilience and Hopefulness
We were down in southeastern Massachusetts for a couple of days this week. Many trees had leafed out, flowers were abloom everywhere, and the birds’ dawn chorus was magnificent. The world was an intense vernal green, vibrant and noisy, reminding me of spring as a child in rural England; I was embedded in sweet recollection,…
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Book Drilling
The day began bright; now thick cloud has rolled in, promising rain. One of the odd aspects of spring is the rather stunning fatigue that descends on me. I imagine this profound tiredness is the accumulation of exposure to winter cold. Cold intolerance is a very common symptom of Post Polio. (I also experience the…
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