Tag: nature
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Conundrums
We are in the midst of a hot, humid day. Its dry and the transplants are suffering as we try to find the balance between encouraging deep root growth and preventing dehydration. Being so close to the ocean one is reminded that water can be everywhere and there be no drop to drink. The water…
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Breath
A bright, breezy midsummer’s day, the humidity slowly ascending, bringing the possibility of increasingly illusive rain tomorrow. The breeze whips the foliage, casting cinematic shadows through the shallow swale that runs behind our home. I’ve the window by my desk open and that same breeze breathes air into the room, warmth on the exhale and…
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Covid Sunday Blues
Sunday afternoon. Bright sun, milky blue skies, and cool for this time of year. The sun rests a bit higher in the east than a month ago, even as temperatures have fallen. On the marsh and in the bay a thin coating of ice has formed; it swishes with the wind and tide. We’ve continued…
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Mid-January Check in
Today dawned sunny and cold, frigid by local standards. We were up at 4:15, just in time to see the full moon framed by the high window in our bathroom and go back to bed. Magnificent!
