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spring has sprung

March 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · musings, photos

5:00 am Spring arrived Sunday at 2:21 pm. Though a bit windy at times,  yesterday was good day to be outside. For the first time this year, I am sitting on the front porch this morning with my coffee, listening to the day wake up. There is a sense of expectation in the fullness of the air. [...]

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where the wild things grow

May 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · From the Garden, photos

A couple of days ago, before the rain arrived, I took a stroll around Our Little Piece of Paradise to see what I could see. It amazes me how fast a piece of fallow land can go from “manageable” to “well, maybe next year.” Seemingly over night, the earth explodes with growth. The slope in [...]

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