birds | butterflies | conservation | Nature | Philosophy | running
Dream Only Large Dreams
“Dream only large dreams, for they have the power to fire people’s souls.” …
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architecture | birds | city | Nature | Philosophy | tourism | travel
Gawking at Skyscrapers & Birding Central Park
How can you tell who’s a visitor to New York City right away? They’re the ones…
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Nature | Philosophy | writing
Write Like You’re Stacking Wood
“Stack the wood too tightly and it won’t dry; stack it too evenly and the whole…
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conservation | Nature | Philosophy | writing
December Vow- More “Ands” and Fewer “Buts”
I’m editing my kingfisher manuscript. Every time I see where I’ve written the word “but,” I strike it…
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conservation | Nature | oregon | Philosophy | poetry
Fortitude
FORTITUDE of broken willow sprouting new shoots: FORTITUDE of cracked apple tree trunk bearing fruit: LOVE gives us…
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“One Raindrop Raises the Sea”
The first raindrops fall outside. “Attend to my work,” I remind myself of an approaching deadline. Yet,…
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birds | Nature | Philosophy | Rivers | wildlife
Kingfishers in Common- a story for Sept. 11th
Today’s Blog is a scene (adapted) from the creative nonfiction book I’m in the process of revising–about…
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camping | conservation | hiking | Nature | Philosophy
Wilderness Revery on top of Eagle Cap
“One time the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun ”…
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architecture | barns | Nature | Philosophy
Storied Barns of Foothills Road
Running this morning before the heat of summer tunes up, I pause by each old barn along…
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archeology | birds | butterflies | camping | conservation | Nature | Philosophy | Rivers
Free-flowing 4th of July
What is it to be free? To be independent? To be brave? A free-flowing river can…
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