Tag: gardening
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After the Storm

Bright sun welcomed us this morning. Now the sky is alive, alternating cloud and sun; suddenly overcast, then deep, rich, blue. It is hardly the quiet after the storm, the west wind howling past and bending the trees as far over as they will go. We received about an inch of welcome rain overnight; the…
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A Leisurely Autumn

A blustery, warm day. We had showers earlier and now the sky is a mix of cloud and radiant blue, the proportions changing moment to moment. The wind has picked up and at times the gusts rising out of the west shove the trees heavily towards my right. Autumn proceeds at a leisurely pace here,…
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“Not All That is Imperilled”

“Not all that is imperilled is lost.” JRR Tolkien Its afternoon on a Wednesday, a mid-week day that for whatever reason seems as though it should be Thursday. That has been so all week, so I wonder how tomorrow will feel when it is actually Thursday. Here in New England the drought drags on, with…
Michael Watson PhD
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It Rained!

After a day of rain we awoke to cool breezes and cloud. Everywhere we went yesterday people were quietly enjoying the rain. There were no complaints, just a sense of shared relief. We went to Quaker meeting for the first time in quite a while yesterday. We all sat in silence for most of the…