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Somewhere, the stars shine. I cannot see them. Clouds hustle across the night sky. The wind blows hard, bending the late summer boughs. Earlier, I watched the field wave like water trying to reach shore.... More »
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Our compost bin started growing vegetables for us this summer. Normally I would just yank them out, so it will all break down better and turn to compost. I let a few plants go this... More »
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My wife woke me at about 1:00 AM to tell me we had a bat in our room. This is the second time we have had one flying around inside this month. At least it... More »
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According to the forecast, we were looking to get torrential rain all day yesterday and well into today. It didn't come yesterday and we waited for it all day today. We planned our long runs... More »
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When my step-mother died, several people gave us flowers so we might remember her. Some have bloomed already (the lilac and the rhododendron) and some are blooming now. Some friends gave us some lilies, a... More »
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JULY WIND Something pattered against the screen. The wind, I thought, rattling its bars, or a sudden evening shower. I saw nothing, so continued doing nothing. Then, the nothing became a bat fluttering to the... More »
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I was putting my daughter to bed this evening when I saw a bat. I see bats all the time, of course, but this one was in the house. I have even seen bats in... More »
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Our babysitter came over today so my wife and I went for a run. We ran for the second time on the Hinesburg Town Forest Trails here in town. They were created by a bunch... More »
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JUNE RAIN The night is quiet except for rain sussurating the meadow’s grass. Rain taps the bending blades, loosing scents of soil, of summer. Through the window I watch the gray clouds, the dimness soaking... More »
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THE PLACE WHERE LOVE LIVES In this place there is a small wind. It rearranges dry leaves and covers and uncovers objects resting in sand. The sun is hot but there is shade. In the... More »
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