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Tag Archives: seasons
longest day – June 21
6.21.2017 [longest day] longest day of the year so early that the cat stomps across our stomachs mewing RISE RISE time for feeding me but we see it as the step back towards sanity. the days get shorter from here. … Continue reading
winter’s nap – November 19
11.19.2016 the finest skim of ice covers the pond, the glare of late afternoon sun blinding off the sheen thinner than thin. we count seventeen muskrat houses on the way around, now unhidden by the straw grass fronds that … Continue reading
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Tagged animal life, first freeze, frost, ice, muskrats, nature, seasons, the pond, Winter
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harbinger – October 22
10.22.2016 the tree makes me smile all golden in the late day sun first to grasp the coming of autumn it sparks fire and proclaims the passing of the green. harbinger, signal, open heart of seasons’ movement, I … Continue reading
I’ve been waiting today – September 7
9.7.2016 I’ve been waiting today for the leaves to start their fall, for the littlest gold yellow bits to sprinkle across the garden even while the humidity of late summer drags and pulls it’s a wait I can wait … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, attention, calm, change, God, non-anxious presence, patience, peacefulness, presence, quiet, reflection, seasons, welcome
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the pond is still today – April 29
4.29.2016 the pond is still today a lone mallard male sitting atop the muskrat house doing his part to keep the egg warm cool, clear waters devoid now of the quackers and quakers who paddled so furiously just days … Continue reading
magical morning – December 26
12.26.15 magical morning step out to get the paper with dog inches of powder dusting the driveway topping the slippers that revel in the sweet cold. magical. ———————-
lay away – September 30
9.30.2015 I put the toy to rest emptying its tank resetting the battery tucking all away for another season. left to lie fallow. —————
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Tagged letting go, maturity, Recreation, rhythmns, Sabbath, seasons, stages, toys
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first fall – September 28
9.28.2015 cool crisp crunch underfoot first leaves down curled turning in the black night house lights beckon. —————-
east facing leaves – September 9
9.9.2015 east facing leaves yellow first flocks of geese honking south signs of the change. ——————–
the sound of an owl – March 14
3.13.2015 breezes, sunshine, the sound of an owl in the night breathing easier with softness and napping the season changes and so do we gratefully. —————–
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Tagged change, gratitude, nature, seasons, sensate, senses, springtime, welcome
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