nature
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My favorite hello
Less than a week after we lost Blitz, we brought Randi home. Randi (Miranda at the shelter) is just over 50% Labrador Retriever and the rest is a smattering of many different breeds (coonhound, pitbull, German shepherd, rottweiler, beagle, poodle, terrier…). She’s about a year and a half old and still in that puppyish phase…
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Almost a Half Century
I find myself up earlier than I want to be and with some time to kill before we go out for breakfast, so I figured it was time for an update. I’m now less than 3 weeks away from turning 50. I’m finalizing my plans — after all, it’s a pretty big milestone year. My…
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Time Marches On
It’s felt very much like spring this past week, and I’m seeing signs of Mother Nature waking up from her winter slumber. While I’m still angry, sad, and frustrated on a daily basis at the state of things in the U.S., I am trying very hard to focus on what’s still good in the world.…
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I’m Still Here
I just logged in to see that my last post was just before the U.S. election. I’ve been in a dark place mentally since then, which has made it difficult for me to want to do any writing (other than what is required of me at work). I assure you, I’m still here, and I’m…
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Light at the end of the tunnel
Since I last wrote, my husband broke his knee, my dog was diagnosed with an enlarged spleen (and given his age, there is nothing we can do about it), and I’ve been barely clinging to sanity. I’ve had to take on a lot more responsibility these past 8 weeks, which is why I haven’t updated.…
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June
It’s my birth month, and I’m about to celebrate the last year of my 40s. I have a year or so to plan something really epic for my 50th. I am finally getting caught up in the yard after my injury and the endless rain put us behind. I have a Vego Garden raised bed…
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Baby Pinecone
Nature can be so beautiful and cruel. It has the power to nurture and the power to break your heart. This past week, it was the latter. I mentioned in my last post that a raccoon tried to break into our barn two weeks ago. It was acting strange — like it was drunk. When…
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Eclipse
(Photo credit: Elizabeth Olson on Pexels.com — I wish I had gotten a photo that good!) For a little more than two and a half minutes on Monday afternoon, the sky darkened. The birds hushed. And cheers erupted from distant groups of people around us as the moon completely covered the sun. It was really…
Karyn Johnson 