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23 JANUARY 2023 24 HOUR LIVES

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Lisbeth

Our modern world has deprived many of seeing and interacting with Nature. They live their lives around a 24 hour clock, never taking the time for the natural pauses between night and day; but Nature has provided us with night … Continue reading →

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18 JANUARY 2023 WINTER MORNINGS

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Lisbeth

I believe that there is something deep down within each of us that wants to snuggle down into the comforting silence of a winter morning. Nature is reminding us to stop and to listen, to let go of our hectic … Continue reading →

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16 JANUARY 2023 MURDER

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Lisbeth

Murder is the killing, generally of another human being, in the erroneous belief that the murder’s life is more valuable than that of the other. It is done with total disregard and indifference; often brutally, and often premeditated. Murder sometimes … Continue reading →

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4 DECEMBER 2022 LIFE IS LIKE THAT

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Lisbeth

There is something almost exciting about the morning sun streaming through the window after several days of clouds and snow. It warms the heart at least, if not yet the body. It is the days in between the storms that … Continue reading →

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2 JANUARY 2023 DOUBLE THE PLEASURE

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Lisbeth

Since New Year’s fell on a Sunday this year, today has been designated as a holiday. This is a blessing in my mind because I have enjoyed two mornings, instead of only one, in blissful quiet. Sundays are generally the … Continue reading →

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28 DECEMBER 2022 INSECT FAERIES

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Lisbeth

My daughter gave me an insulated cup that I can use for drinking tea while I am at work. It is beautiful, besides being functional, and it is covered with drawings of dragonflies and damselflies. I have always been fascinated … Continue reading →

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27 DECEMBER 2022 THE IN-BETWEEN PLACES

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Lisbeth

Human society has created this thing we call time. We know of course, that time does not actually exist. Nonetheless, we base our lives around the minutes, hours, days, months, and years. We create stress for ourselves whenever we are … Continue reading →

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21 DECEMBER 2022 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Lisbeth

Happy Winter’s Solstice, everyone! I have been looking forward to this day! I do not like getting up in the dark. I do not like the bitter cold. I do not, in fact, like anything about winter. Today; however, I … Continue reading →

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19 DECEMBER 2022 WE ARE PRIMATES, TOO

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Lisbeth

Most of us are at least vaguely aware of the taxonomic classification system that scientists have devised to identify Earth’s species. We have even classified ourselves in the Order of Primates. Primates are all in the Animalia Kingdom and in … Continue reading →

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21 NOVEMBER 2022 SEDGES HAVE EDGES

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Lisbeth

Many years ago, when Dr. Bill Sladen was instructing me about essential swan habitat, I was given a rhyme to help me distinguish some of the wetland grasses. Sedges have edges. Reeds are hollow. I was contemplating this fact of … Continue reading →

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