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Category Archives: Nature
Little Old Men (47)
The first time I saw the beach near Todos Santos, I felt like I’d traveled back through millenniums in the thirty minutes it took me to walk through the desert to reach the ocean. I moved across the untouched sand … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Daily life, Inspiration, Life, Nature, Photos, Travel, Walking
Tagged Andre Norton, brown pelicans, Loreto, pelicans, Sea of Cortez, Todos Santos, Witch World
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Moments (44)
I was sitting one morning on the patio thinking about how I needed to quit drinking my yerba maté. I know this because I try to take note when birds arrive, try to find a why. I heard a commotion … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Birds, Gratitude, Home, Life, Nature
Tagged Cooper's Hawk, crescent moon, House Sparrows, waning moon, yerba maté
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No Regrets (39)
I turned down a chance to hike in the desert this morning with people I like very much. It would have meant catching the bus at 7:45, and it sounded like too much to me last night, too much to … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Birds, Blogging, Daily life, Friends, Gratitude, Home, Life, Nature, Walking, Writing
Tagged Christmas lights, new year's eve day, quiet joy
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Morning (35)
There is cat pee on the floor outside the litter box, and I sweep it halfway across the room before I realize. Sable complains for breakfast, his voice loud, grating, ceaseless. I am kind the first nineteen times I tell … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Birds, Daily life, Home, Life, Nature, Walking
Tagged Christmas, lemons, Mourning Dove
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Tall and Small (34)
I see Helga and Gino partway down Indian Trail as I’m crossing Sonora. We wave to each other, and I keep going. What, I can’t walk in a different direction so I can say hello? There is no reason I … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Life, Nature, Reflections, Spirituality, Thoughts, Walking
Tagged Dogs, mountains, San Jacinto
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Mexican Marigolds (30)
My yard is alive with French marigolds, the dark orangey red ones with a brighter orange woven in. Their variegated petals are hardy, their flower faces reaching toward the sun. I am glad the bees like them. I’m still eating … Continue reading
Inner Flurry (29)
It was an email from Vivie that sparked it a one-unit class needing an instructor. My gut yelled, “No! Don’t take it!” My instincts screamed, “Run!” But I wrestled with them stood still instead knowing this may be a gift. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Nature, Personal, Reflections, Thoughts
Tagged decisions, sand, sea, sun
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The Hedge Is Alive (28)
I’d thought I was noticing more House Sparrows in my yard again in the past few weeks. And then, all of a sudden, there seems to be a full community of them again. Did they actually return from wherever they … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Birds, Fun, Nature
Tagged audio of sparrows, bird song, House Sparrows
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Whale Dreams (27)
I have the sense our chorus line of chanters dancing at the edge of the sea was an ongoing task, a commitment woven deep in the community where I lived. I was heartsick to know we had once been so … Continue reading