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The trembling flowers of spring
A chickadee nests under the inside eave of the porch, which of course gentles the way I open and close my front door. I hope to make friends with this family so that the anxiousness at comings and goings subsides for all concerned. In any case, a new series of daily negotiations has begun. I consider […]
Topographical lines
It strikes me as I look out at all the curves of white that this winter has changed the shape of us here. In places where two months ago I walked on level ground, there are dense mounds of tiny ice crystals waist-high, knee high, shoulder high. Rooftops end in curves, trees and traffic signs […]
Inside Winter
It’s the kind of snow there’s a constant More of. The plows and trucks and blowers, out all night long are still going strong at 10am. Cars slide gently sideways to stop signs. Kids and grown-ups both are thoroughly snow-suited, booted, winter-gloved and touqued as they kick & trudge through piled white, falling white, blowing […]