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- Things to Ponder While the Snow Melts February 19, 2019
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- 2519 Is Just 500 Years Away February 6, 2019
- Snow Is a Gift February 4, 2019
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- Worth Waking Up January 29, 2019
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- A Hundred Words for Happy Things January 25, 2019
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- Chickens on a Walkabout December 28, 2018
- Dreams of Spring December 26, 2018
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- If I Had the Time December 18, 2018
- Not a Vacation, a Trip to the Dump December 16, 2018
- Why the Pasture is Never Flat December 14, 2018
- Green in Winter December 10, 2018
- Ice Etches Magic December 3, 2018
- Trees Never Die December 2, 2018
- Why You Stay out of the Woods on a Windy Day December 1, 2018
- The First Day of Spring Already November 29, 2018
- Don’t Do in Seconds What You Can Spend Months Doing November 27, 2018
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- For the Love of Water October 30, 2018
- Beans Worthy of the Gods October 24, 2018
- The Start of a New Garden Year October 22, 2018
- Happy Weather for Happy October 20, 2018
- Happy Finds a Home October 17, 2018
- The Last Daisy October 15, 2018
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Monthly Archives: February 2017
As If It Was Your Last
“Live as if today is the last day of your life,” goes the saying. At times you wish it was the last day. What to make of the frequent snows when I want to be planting in the garden? What … Continue reading
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Oh Spring, Where Art Thou?
Oh Spring, where art thou? It’s an oft repeated cry this February. I should be out weeding and planting and … and … and, but this morning all I can do is be delighted by the beautiful snow. There are … Continue reading
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Is It Love?
Is it love? Russell and Kumo-Hime 雲姫 spend a lot of time together. I’m not sure who has the thing for the other. She must like him, or she wouldn’t encourage him to hang around. It must be love. At … Continue reading
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When Spring and Winter Dance
When spring and winter dance, towering clouds leap over the mountains, dragging curtains of snow through the tree tops. These dances are so ephemeral that if you are driving, you have to pull over to the side of the road … Continue reading
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Spread Your Wings
When Sven spreads his wings, his white feathers explode. Which is why he does it. Any hen who is anywhere will see him, even it is just out of the corner of her eye. Roosters are the drag queens of … Continue reading
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A Time of Firsts
It’s a time of firsts. Two nights ago we heard the frogs for the first time this year. From now until they tire of love-making in mid June, the night air will fill with the hum and crescendo with their … Continue reading
I’ve Never Met a Rhubarb
The rhubarb are pushing out of the ground. Their wrinkled, leaf embryos look hot to the touch, but are as cold as the ground. Their new leaves and bulbs are so red, you think they would bleed if you cut … Continue reading
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