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What Comes this Way?

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

It is now dead midnight. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. What do I fear? Myself? -Richard III, Act V, scene v

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Venus and Luna

Posted on July 21, 2018 by

This is what Venus and the Moon cooked up last Sunday (July 15) for all to see in the late evening sky. This was taken in Northern California, in the Sierra Foothills. These two have been performing a marvelous dance … Continue reading →

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Takuan Looks for the Moon

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

Every night the moon frolics in the stream — yet show me what it has touched or even a shadow. -A rendition of a poem by Takuan, tr. originally by Lucien Stryk in “The Crane’s Bill”

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Gift of the Purple Martin

Posted on July 29, 2017 by

Walking a path on a hot afternoon, shedding a heavy mantle of work’s entangling thoughts, my attention’s drawn to a shadow on the path — a dark purple swallow rests with his belly buried in the sun-baked sand at path’s … Continue reading →

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What is that On the Cover?

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

The cover of Gathered Rain is a twig of oleander after the seeds have sprung from their pod.  The twig is dropping to the ground in a rainstorm and has just bounced upward after having struck a small puddle. Find … Continue reading →

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Oh So Worth a Visit

Posted on January 21, 2017 by

There are some finely crafted poems in this issue of hedgerow journal. One of my favorites by Joy McCall:  

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Red Fox Happy

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

There’s a beautiful red fox around here lately, which I’ve not yet had the pleasure of seeing, but which my wife recently saw.  He, or she, was dashing across the far end of the front lawn, happy and energized.  Apparently, … Continue reading →

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Join Me for Tea?

Posted on July 10, 2016 by

Those sweet surprises from the garden. 

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Windumemanoth

Posted on October 2, 2009 by

It’s been rather cool here in the Motherload recently.  And refreshing!  Clear skies, leaves just starting to turn.  Autumn began last week, on Tuesday at 2:19PM PST.  The Celts considered the months of Autumn to be August, September, and October. … Continue reading →

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