Category: Random
Me talkin to myself
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Watching osprey hunt and catch fish in the rivers and lakes around Eugene could be a full-time occupation. They soar, they hover, they dive. When they rise up out of the water with a fish in their talons, I catch my breath. The sheer power in their wing strokes as they get airborne is a…
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It’s almost prehistoric. And by that I mean big. It loves sopping wet soil. We have some of that in our back yard. Beside the gunnera is Craig, who is 6 feet tall. The gunnera could have him for lunch, if it were a carnivore. Fortunately it’s not. We don’t do anything, just make sure…
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As a boomer who grew up on the edge of a treed ravine that went down to the Humber River in Toronto, I was absolutely a free-range kid. In the summer, we wandered freely in the woods. The only absolute rule was to stay away from and out of the river. My mom sent me…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 