Monthly Archives: February 2014

fat red cardinals – February 27

Posted on February 28, 2014 by landl30

2.27.2014 fat red cardinals gnarl onto the tube perches amidst bitter cold. how do they do it Lord.   how do they put up with what we must flee and hide from inside our brick and wooden caves.   are … Continue reading →

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black escalade stuck – February 26

Posted on February 27, 2014 by landl30

2.26.2014 black escalade stuck in the snowbank   bleach blond driver tight on her cell   when you’re going sideways   four-wheel drive don’t mean nothin’ ————————-

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sowing friendship – February 24

Posted on February 25, 2014 by landl30

2.24.2014 taking a day to talk, walking the way to friendship   listening instead of telling, gathering as sowing. ————————

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celtic bangles – February 23

Posted on February 24, 2014 by landl30

2.23.2014 celtic bangles plaited through their intricate meanings   of lives and gods woven together, into the tapestry of creation. ————————-

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a dozen deer – February 22

Posted on February 23, 2014 by landl30

2.22.2014 a dozen deer leap across the road, through two foot snow, to disappear down the hill and on out across the length of the frozen lake.   sheer joy. in numbers, grace, frivolity, solidarity, natural flow of family. brothers, … Continue reading →

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serious snow – February 20

Posted on February 21, 2014 by landl30

2.20.2014 serious snow, not fooling around. branches touching down to the ground.   serious blowing, wind downing trees, time to stay home and say pretty-please. ———————

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slaughter weight – February 19

Posted on February 20, 2014 by landl30

2.19.2014 watching steps and tastes taking care to enjoy yet not overindulge   so simple to say, so long unworked, the years adding   pounds to inches to sighs and persistence of thighs   until the scales and pain say … Continue reading →

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whiteout winds – February 18

Posted on February 19, 2014 by landl30

2.18 whiteout winds cross the highway, ice track grooves twist tires, treachery by nature limning what we can do whether we know it or not.   cars strew backwards, slide swipe, fling wide into the drifts by centrifugal forces that … Continue reading →

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deep frozen fields – February 17

Posted on February 18, 2014 by landl30

2.17 dry cracked deep frozen fields wait for snow that may never come to save them at least not in time   I wait in my hotel room to watch my son sing a song of sixpence while the crows … Continue reading →

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tasting heaven – February 16

Posted on February 17, 2014 by landl30

2.16.2014 kitchen smells, toasting oats, oils, sugars, sweet nuts   grandmother kitchen aromas, cookies and kuchen   a small child licking fingers of buttered sugar   small doses that tell you heaven is real. you can taste it. —————————

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