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Picture a Day #276 – Acorn Woodpecker
I don’t know what it is about the Acorn woodpeckers that are so busily storing nuts under the roof of my cabin, among other places. They are so persistent. They are such a presence. While I was working at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acorn woodpeckers, bird watching, California, nature, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #236 – Turkey Tale
It’s very quiet here at the cabin. I can hear the children at the nearby school when they are out for recess, but the rest of the time it is very still. So when something is nearby, I hear it … Continue reading
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Tagged bird watching, cabin, California, home, nature, photography, postaday, turkeys
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Picture a Day #216 – Ears of Corn
Before we left the house and garden to take a trip, I took pictures of the corn. This is the first year that I have tried to grow corn, and I am anticipating a small but ample crop. I am anxious to get … Continue reading
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Tagged corn, gardening, nature, organic gardening, photography, postaday
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Teaching in a Minefield
When I was a kid, I felt sorry for some of my teachers, and what they went through to get and keep their students’ attention as they guided us through our lessons. Some of them seemed to have a gift, … Continue reading
Remembering Gramma
My maternal grandmother, born Agnes Mercer Holland on this day in 1889, was an extraordinary woman. She grew up in a tiny community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of northern California, the youngest of three children. She … Continue reading
Easter Renewal
Whatever your religious or philosophical persuation, the celebration of springtime is hard to miss. This annual ritual is an integral part of our culture, embedded in the fabric of our species. The confines of the winter season burst and we are hurtled into … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, inspiration, life, personal, renewal, Spring, thoughts
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Ode to the Avocado
I have been a lover of the avocado for as long as I can remember. I was born in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California, and my earliest memory is of the avocado tree in our yard. I thought … Continue reading
What to Do…
When you have nothing to do or too much to do and you are avoiding everything that feels obligatory, it’s hobby time! I come from a family of hobbyists. There are craft persons on both sides, so it is apparently … Continue reading
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Tagged art, craft ideas, doodling, education, graffiti, hobbies, inspiration, life, personal, procrastination, random, thoughts, variety
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I Am Not A Gardener continued…
You had a little success in the garden this season, and it may be going to your head. The late lettuce you planted is still growing, and it’s past the middle of January. Maybe you got lucky. Maybe it’s because … Continue reading
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Tagged family, gardening, home, inspiration, life, nature, rejuvenation, thoughts
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Controlling the Uncontrollable
When you discover yourself a victim of circumstances beyond your control, a too-common event in these turbulent times, it is tempting to grasp control of something completely unrelated. Some common reactions to the frustrations of extraordinary or even ordinary events may include, but … Continue reading
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