Tag: nature
group name: bookwomen
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March 03, 2008 07:36 PM EST --
wind lifts, skies darken , leaves to yellow,
white sand memories of kicking foam,
and the tides rush in, crashing sandcastles
we built when you were small;
we made mountains, . . . more
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November 02, 2007 03:55 AM EDT --
wind lifts, skies darken , leaves to yellow,
white sand memories of kicking the foam,
tides rush in, crashing sandcastles
we built when you were small;
we made mountains, rivers,
moats and . . . more
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September 01, 2006 05:41 PM EDT --
We've been blessed with kind of weather that convinces tourists that there is no more beautiful place on earth than Lake Superior's North Shore. Brilliant warm days filled with cooling breezes . . . more
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April 15, 2008 07:17 AM EDT --
The snow drops dangle their weary heads over the softening ground which is already giving way to crocus, daffodil and even tulip shoots. For those of you who aren't into bulbs, this means in translation . . . more
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April 30, 2008 07:26 AM EDT --
Spring seems always to be one step ahead of me. Last week I noticed some of my bees frantically flying around in search of space. It has been a warm spring and they have been industriously reproducing . . . more
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October 05, 2006 07:11 PM EDT --
This summer, as one week wended toward the next with no sign of rain, many of us believed we'd have little fall color. The trees were too stressed we thought. And, when the color seemed to peak around . . . more
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March 05, 2007 12:28 PM EST --
Just couldn't resist posting a few more photos of the incredible ice mountains formed last Thursday and Friday due to the blizzard on Lake Superior's North Shore. My hubby, Bill Christ, was in . . . more
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October 13, 2006 01:58 PM EDT --
At four o'clock this morning I caught the seven Pleiades sisters dancing. Why I woke with such alacrity I do not know. I didn't need to yawn, nor did I want to snuggle under the covers for a bit . . . more
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May 23, 2007 04:57 AM EDT --
I am asked to write five positive points about myself and find another five poor victims; not only but also send them emails in the midle of the night to get out their beds and turn themselves inside . . . more
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January 19, 2008 06:28 PM EST --
Nature Girl- AKA my first rejection!
Carolyn Barnes dumped the bucket of sludge into her compost heap with late June sunlight beating down on her exposed neck. The pink scarf wrapped around her hair . . . more
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April 15, 2007 04:49 PM EDT --
It's always somewhere else
A blip on the Doppler radar
somewhere outside of
my town
the Skycam shakes
as rain and hail hit the lens
and recorded . . . more
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January 28, 2007 08:56 PM EST --
I made a New Year’s resolution to spend Sundays as Sabbath days. I would worship, connect with family via phone or letter, and visit with friends on Gather. I would not work on my book, clean the . . . more
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April 26, 2007 08:10 AM EDT --
During our early April blizzard a robin appeared. It looked absolutely miserable clinging to the berry tree near the feeder all puffed and huddled, head pulled into its bright orange breast. Not only . . . more
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September 16, 2006 01:23 PM EDT --
Warm sun and scintillating breezes propelled us out of the house on September 7 to canoe the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The closest access site is on Sawbill Lake, a mere half hour . . . more
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September 22, 2006 06:47 PM EDT --
Fires, that as of this morning, might have been smoldering in the Boundary Waters have certainly been drowned today. We've got ourselves a November storm in September here on the North Shore. I'd . . . more
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October 16, 2006 01:46 PM EDT --
Waves call me to my origins.
They are the waves of my blood; the waves of my breath, my thoughts, my emotions; the cycles of my creations; the tides of sleep and waking, of my watery dreams.
Waves bear . . . more
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July 29, 2006 02:51 PM EDT --
Last weekend I read a book that left me thinking about happiness and how we define it, search for it, and feel when we think we don't have it. Journal of a Solitude was written by May Sarton . . . more
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October 10, 2006 01:45 PM EDT --
Sunday morning I woke to find a palomino horse in my back yard. About eight o'clock I'd let my dog, Rita, out of the garage and she immediately began barking warnings, so I followed . . . more
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June 11, 2007 09:38 PM EDT --
But first you have to write about it.
Find yourself in the forest and tell us how you got there, what surprised you, and why you love the wilderness and you can win a signed copy of Pennsylvania Wilds: . . . more
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October 03, 2006 06:54 PM EDT --
It looks like our old dog needs some encouragement to take a hike today but don't let appearances fool you. She's been barking her head off, so anxious she is to get going. It's just that sometimes . . . more
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