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Christmas in Paradise
Lighting the Menorah, installing decorative lights on our houses and bushes, hanging mistletoe, wrapping gifts for friends and family – these are just some of the activities that take our time during the holiday season. When you look in the mall for presents for loved ones, there are egrets along our waterways looking for food […]
Webs of Life and Death
The early morning mist forms droplets on flowers, leaves and twigs. The moisture that accumulates on our sloped roof forms droplets that glide down off the edge, splashing on the leaves of plants that border our house’s foundation. The stillness of the air and the intermittent drip… drip, drip… drip is soothing, mesmerizing. I linger for […]
My December Butterfly
Sleeping late in the morning is a benefit of retirement. There is no need to get up early to go to work or see the kids off to school. You get up when you get up. Anne and I climbed out of bed a little past 9:00 a.m., conducted our morning routines, had breakfast and […]
Daily Prompt: Fight or Flight
Terror on East Pond It was a beautiful spring day along the Connetquot River on New York’s Long Island. The crisp morning air was washed of smog from spring rains that fell overnight. Raindrops, caught by the spring growth of swamp maples, black gums, and viburnums, glistened in the morning sun. As I walked along […]
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