Our bird from last week has returned twice now, each time staying longer than the time before. The last time, I stood a mere five feet away and took pictures while he watched, sizing me up. Even when LCB and the neighbors showed up and my flash went rogue, he remained. I think he’s an […]
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Coffee with Christine: The Elusive Nature of Profundity
For a while today, I thought I was going to come home from teaching and wax profound, what with all the profundity swirling through my head as I taught. Then, I came home and listened to “Trucker’s Hitch,†the new song by Ylvis, and all I could think about is how my life would have […]
Thoughts on the Sea #10
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar. Lord Byron For other thoughts, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9.
Thoughts on the Sea #9
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. Vincent Van Gogh For other sea quotes, try #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8.
Thoughts on the Sea #8
Thank God for the food and for the hands that prepared it and also for the ocean. Bode Dykens, age 2 (Couldn’t resist this one.;)) *** For other thoughts on the sea, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7.
Water’s Edge
There’s a whole world waiting at the water’s edge. It’s a world of in-betweens, a world where all seems possible, a world of suspension. It’s a world where you don’t have to be girl to have a whole world waiting.