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Random 7/27/2021

Posted on 07/27/2021 by chick

I don’t know if I mentioned this on my blog earlier, but I got a tetanus shot at my annual physical in June of 2021. Not that the world needs to know this. It’s just that by writing the date … Continue reading →

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Monday Ramblings

Posted on 07/26/2021 by chick

I cleaned my office on Saturday. I dusted and vacuumed. I organized the stuff on the desk and in the drawers. I took out a whole bag of trash, two boxes of old magazines to be disposed of in various … Continue reading →

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SITY: Secret of the Violets

Posted on 07/25/2021 by chick

One late-August day, many years ago, I decided to do a little weeding, and I pulled up a big violet plant that was growing somewhere that it didn’t belong. Near the base of the plant were what appeared to be … Continue reading →

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Different Today

Posted on 07/20/2021 by chick

What made today different from other days? I saw a cardinal. I took a walk on the road. I don’t do that often, so it was different. But the experience reminded me of why I so rarely do that. And … Continue reading →

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Random 7/19/2021

Posted on 07/19/2021 by chick

It’s summer now and the stress is low, but soon I will have to rise early in the morning and send the children back to school as if I were a capable adult and as if the world had returned … Continue reading →

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Goldenrod Tea

Posted on 07/18/2021 by chick

I’m a chicken when it comes to foraging, but I am genuinely interested in trying some of the edible wild plants that I’ve been learning about. I am working up my courage to try them while I expand my knowledge … Continue reading →

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Random 7/17/2021

Posted on 07/17/2021 by chick

My New Yorker subscription has run out. I am surprisingly sad about this. Each issue is chock-full of good stuff, such as cartoons, crossword puzzles, and interesting articles. But, these things come at a cost. In terms of price, The … Continue reading →

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SITY: Low Light

Posted on 07/14/2021 by chick

It never fails. If I walk late, and especially if it’s cloudy, I always see things that need to be photographed. That’s what happened today. Of course, nothing photographs well under such low light, but I took pictures anyway, and … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Middish-July 2021

Posted on 07/11/2021 by chick

I finished Be Buried in the Rain by Barbara Michaels, and I gave it the usual “Michaels B+.” It is the story of Julie Newcomb, a med student who goes to Virginia for the summer to take care of her … Continue reading →

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Proverbial Truth in Nature

Posted on 07/11/2021 by chick

“You snooze, you lose.” I have noticed that this is particularly true about wildflowers. Violets have spoiled me with their long blooms times. They last a week or two, and because they don’t all bloom at exactly the same time, … Continue reading →

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