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Interregnum
For two weeks I swam in this lagoon every morning at sunrise. Every day it had a different mood, different lighting, a different greeting...
kaydee777
Apr 212 min read
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Charting a landscape of return
The remains of a beached whale carcass jutted out of the sand at the beach where the family took the ashes of the one who had gone to be...
kaydee777
Apr 202 min read
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Praise-song for familiarity
" It's an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu, for instance, seem to demand...
kaydee777
Apr 185 min read
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The BEST Frangipani Hotel
Those who have the most joy win. Robin Wall Kimmerer in The Serviceberry It was even better in real life and that’s saying a lot because...
kaydee777
Apr 144 min read
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Skywalker
“ I’m restless.Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again ” Anais Nin. I have been absent from here a while, ...
kaydee777
Apr 112 min read
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All lion no lamb: roaring into the garden with a song
On cue, the first Iris germanica (Bearded Iris) bud opened for Holi , the Hindu festival of colors which celebrates spring, and...
kaydee777
Mar 152 min read
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Rainbow (chard) no unicorns
I am extraordinarily proud of this bunch of rainbow chard. The plants, from an early October in situ sowing, survived the leaf eating...
kaydee777
Mar 12 min read
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Pu’uhonua: place of safety
In a recent post I mentioned the Hawaiian concept of a place of refuge, safety and sanctuary: a pu’uhonua. The walled back garden, which...
kaydee777
Feb 263 min read
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Light on the Garden of Earthly Delights
Mornings recently have been suffused with fiery luminosity and everywhere there are signs that the plants, who feast on light, are...
kaydee777
Feb 232 min read
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En plein air with the Ancient Ones
On a recent wandering Wednesday of wonder where I have been attempting to deliberately and consciously explore various public lands in my...
kaydee777
Feb 214 min read
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Paying respects to Tutu Pele in the Valley of Fires
Just two hours from the shala, by road, is the Carrizozo Malpaís , a spectacular landscape of black pahoehoe lava, believed to be among...
kaydee777
Feb 114 min read
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Days of miracles and wonder
Midweek this week the Red Pony and I took to the road to explore some of the public lands in the area. Though I’ve been to them all...
kaydee777
Feb 84 min read
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Anthem: a theatre of the absurd interlude*
The birds they sang At the break of day Start again I heard them say Don't dwell on what has passed away Or what is yet to be Ah, the...
kaydee777
Feb 52 min read
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Welcoming a new season
Lunar New Year is a spring festival in the northern hemisphere. What better way to celebrate than to launch a swarm, a flight, a cluster,...
kaydee777
Jan 282 min read
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Blue Millionaire
[ trigger warning: this post might contain cultural commentary. Then again it might not. Define culture. Define commentary.] What does...
kaydee777
Jan 243 min read
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We need to talk about the weather
No need for a crystal ball to predict that there will be avian unhappiness today. The birds, including bossy Curve Billed Thrasher, are...
kaydee777
Jan 212 min read
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Dragonflies and bluebird skies
The early morning sun cast long shadows, the sky was wraparound cloudless bluebird blue and temperatures hung below freezing as I set out...
kaydee777
Jan 193 min read
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No shovel required
Finally: snow! For two days this week we woke to an usually overcast world and bittterly cold, subzero temperatures. Turtleback mountain...
kaydee777
Jan 121 min read
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A walk in the park
With snow in the forecast for the first time in a very long time, I take an afternoon walk in nearby Elephant Butte Lake State Park. The...
kaydee777
Jan 92 min read
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Flying snakes
After the carving And printing The lunar Year of the Earth Snake (begins with new moon - 29 January) four colour hand printed cards are...
kaydee777
Jan 61 min read
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