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Sitting down to write this post, I dreaded it. Some say it takes 21 days to build a new habit. The only thing I can tell you is: after 21 days of writing, I am so over it. I’m sick of trying to build this fucking habit. Excuse my French. I don’t know if it …
This post from Facebook came from Revanche, oddly enough a clothing store in Bangladesh: “Did you know about glimmers? Glimmer is the opposite of a trigger. Like a micro moment that makes you happier, a little moment of awe, something that makes you feel hope. Once you start looking for them and embracing them, your …
Sometimes, enough is enough. I just don’t even know what to say, or write. It’s been one of those days. It’s weird. Weird isn’t even the right word. The world is bigger than each of our own little problems. And yet, our own little problems seem as big as the world. Do you know what …
No connection between this photo of a fungus called Dead Man’s Fingers, for obvious reasons, with this post. I just think they’re cool. (Those are Ainsley’s fingers holding the fungus.) I’m dragging. It was a long day at the office, then some work on a current side hustle. I just want to turn off the …
Leopard slug (Limax maximus) can grow up to 8 inches. This one is in northern Virginia, in my daughter’s backyard. Gentle leopard slug A surprising morning sight On a wooden path Nature’s composter Hunting slugs, snails and snail eggs, Sometimes the hunted Sliding in mucous It’s not glamorous transport, But those wildcat spots!
Has anyone else noted the overuse of the word “amid“ in newspaper headlines? A Gray Tree Frog sits amid the milkweeds. For some reason, I started noticing this a few weeks ago, and now that I have, it’s driving me bonkers. Here are some examples from the past 24 hours, from national and international media: …
This small moth, about a half-inch long, was flying half-heartedly around the bathroom yesterday. I was unsuccessful in trapping it, but managed a photo. It had the prettiest, shiny, dark copper-colored top wings, which you can’t really see here. What I found. Today, I saw it again, caught it in a cup, and released it …
I went to the dermatologist this morning (all good, thank God), and this picture was hanging in my exam room. First the colors caught my eye, and then the lampposts. It reminded me of a cleaner, more cared-for version of our own historical downtown. Uncanny really. Since I moved here 14 and a half years …
Yesterday I was thinking about casseroles and soups, both of which I really enjoy. I like nothing better than to whip up a large pan of one or a tall pot of the other, and eat it all week. Then I had a lightbulb moment. Nothing deep but curious all the same. I prefer foods …
Today I was thinking about casseroles and soups, both of which I really like. I got this far in the post while sitting at the brewery waiting for my writer friends to arrive for our usual Wednesday night time together. They came, we got to talking … and I forgot to finish and post. But …
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