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Here is our clothesline about six months ago. We use our clothesline all the time now. I do not look forward to the winter days of using the dryer. We can use the clothesline occasionally... More »
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SNOW GUNS IN SUMMER They tower over the trail, silver pipes against the sky like necks of geese punctuating a field, ready to dip their beaks to rifle grass for seeds. Late in fall they... More »
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After I came home from working with students for the day, the clouds rolled in and it began to rain. It got dark quickly, a few drops fell and then it was coming down in... More »
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Out in snow and rain earlier today, I witnessed birds, returned from the south. A snipe, circling the fields, its eerie trilling sifting down through the wet snow, landed by the river. A hundred ducks,... More »
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The forecast for today was "chance of showers, 50%." That was crap. It snowed all day. Not until we sat down to eat, the two children and I, did the sun peek below the clouds. ... More »
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I was half asleep this morning when I heard a song I hadn't heard in a long time. Sure enough, as I listened more carefully, it was the song of red-winged blackbirds. That generated a... More »
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Here are the photos I was planning to post yesterday. We lost power again for a couple of hours today. Ice still lingers everywhere as it has remained cold and the sun has hardly busted... More »
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I didn't run yesterday morning because of the blisters I managed to get on the hike I took on Saturday. I did run this morning and it was a challenging run. The road had not... More »
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Our friend Kathy was visiting over the weekend. She had to get a new cell phone recently because she flushed hers down the toilet. My response when she told me this was, "You did not!" ... More »
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Most days, at some point, the children ask, "What kind of day is it tomorrow?" They don't mean "Is is Monday tomorrow?" They are looking for a simpler answer. The most common answers are these: ... More »
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