Category Archives: The Natural World

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“T” is for Trevor from Texas

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. – Kahlil Gibran I’m really tired. I wasn’t going to write a post today.  … Continue reading →

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no place for sissies in the Wild West

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

“There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position, and be bruised in a new … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Found Turtle

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

“A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out.” – Korean Proverb   This post is part of Cee’s Wordless Wednesday    

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earthday 2013

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

A short post for this year’s Earth Day. The bad news according to Environment California  There are 100 million tons of trash in the North Pacific Gyre. In some parts of the Pacific, plastic outweighs plankton six to one. The … Continue reading →

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Observe times three …

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

FrizzText’s weekly challenge is now at “O“. 1. Observe. I saw this guy at the Museum. He told me it takes him two hours to get his hair looking like this: Flat iron Blow dry Hair spray Hair glue called … Continue reading →

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a walk in my neighborhood

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Condition your body to get up every day and go for a walk. Before I walked on the Camino I learned to make walking my state of being, something I integrated into my life, not an exercise or a chore … Continue reading →

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lost in the details…

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

This post is part of “WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge” Lost in the details  According to my car thermometer it was 87 degrees F at 2:30pm today. On warm spring days like today I could almost do a Baryshnikov-type ballet leap … Continue reading →

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