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Tipping a Wing
My college graduating class had what my husband Jim would have called a “reunion of significance” this year–one of those reunions that we as undergrads would have witnessed and thought, Damn, they’re old. And the jackets: how can they be seen … Continue reading
Auguries of Innocence
My son Noah, an innate naturalist, observed through the resident mother robin’s behavior that the eggs had hatched. I could not possibly outdo William Blake: To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild … Continue reading
Gathering Blue and Wisdom from Pooh
The nest on Jim’s twig wreath, just outside my window, is gathering more cornflower blue denizens. The parents are on high alert: one frequently mans the nearby pathway against intrusion, while one sits on the nest and swoops violently upwards … Continue reading
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Tagged blressings, Винни Пух, embroidery, Gathering Blue, husband, Jim, letting go, Mary Oliver, nest, philosophy, Tennyson, Wiinie-the-Pooh
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More Babies Blue
Jim has managed to continue to provide a hospitable home for many:
