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Hard Enough

A simple trip to the post office occasionally turns into something else…

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Maple

We'd been walking for a couple hours, & the topic was hotly turning to wind turbines…

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The Snitch

On the cusp of writing my annual Christmas letter, I pause to absorb my own gratitude which sounds funny but when you're touched by anyone, there you find your heart…

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Drive Time

I have a friend who uses his drive time to feel sad…

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Changing Light

I was obsessing all morning in preparation for the arrival of the house appraisal professional…

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Still Looking

Still looking for the last perfect flower before it all goes down…

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Problems with Pete

Tucked inside the dry curl of a maple leaf, one last bloom from a phlox plant that didn't have much vigor in the summer, yet offered a surprise for the end times…

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Retrospective

It's a day of retrospectives, including a backwards visit to a tiny memo pad I kept in my teen years…

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Basic Terrain

The slopes are slick, due to unexpected rain, calculations for the week gone wrong, now snow in the forecast…

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