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Local Plant Catalog

Posted on 10/13/2019 by chick

Here is my late-Summer/early-Autumn plant catalog so far. Arrow tearthumb Asiatic dayflower Asters (blue), asters (general) Autumn olive Bird’s-foot trefoil Bittersweet (just the berries) Burdock Chicory Clearweed Common gerardia (tentative identification) Dandelion (out of season) Devil’s beggar-ticks (seeds, tentative identification) … Continue reading →

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Happening Around Here

Posted on 10/12/2019 by chick

Earlier today I overheard my daughter telling her brother to do something like “a real man would do.” I wondered what she thought a “real man” was, but I was almost afraid to ask. Society pushes some harmful views, and … Continue reading →

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Dear World

Posted on 10/08/2019 by chick

Dear Free Anti-Virus Program: Don’t tell me what’s wrong with my computer unless you are offering to fix it for free. Dear Furniture Store: Do not call me at 7:20 a.m, when I am too busy sleeping in my bed … Continue reading →

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The Long Way Home: In Words

Posted on 10/08/2019 by chick

Yesterday I went for a walk in the woods behind my house. It was a nice day, and I wanted a good stretch for my legs, so I went farther than I usually do. I forgot, though, that it’s harder … Continue reading →

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The Good and the Bad

Posted on 10/04/2019 by chick

Good things about Writing for the Machine (a.k.a. social media): It’s taught me to write and edit faster. It’s crazy to spend a lot of time on a piece of text that has a lifespan measured in hours, so I … Continue reading →

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Proverbial Wisdom

Posted on 09/29/2019 by chick

All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.

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Four Clovers

Posted on 09/25/2019 by chick

I enjoyed my recent walks so much that I wanted to document all the wildflowers that I saw. There were so many, I don’t know if I will be able to get to them all. It may help to group … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Summer

Posted on 09/23/2019 by chick

Today is the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall, which means my favorite season has officially begun. In celebration, I offer three “Farewell to Summer” pictures from my walks last week.

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Golden Days of Late Summer

Posted on 09/19/2019 by chick
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So…

Posted on 08/20/2019 by chick

I hate when I end a sentence with “so.” But I keep doing it anyway, so…

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