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Monthly Archives: July 2021
SITY: Fifth Clover
Earlier this year I found that black medic had spread into the side yard. I was amazed first by how well established it already was and second by how big the plants were. They were much larger than the ones … Continue reading
Because What If?
Marshall got his first dose of Coronavirus vaccine a few days after he became eligible and he got his his second dose in due course. We had, I think, always assumed that we would vaccinate him, but we still gave … Continue reading
Random 7/27/2021
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
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
SITY: Secret of the Violets
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
Different Today
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
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
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
Random 7/17/2021
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
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