A puzzle, like something to calm the heart.
A puzzle, like something to calm the heart. Any task in an unfamiliar field initially seems incredibly simple, or, conversely, incredibly complex. This is often what makes us…
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A wild, wild, civilized world.
A wild, wild, civilized world. A wild, wild, civilized world—with these words I'll begin this post about familiar plants we can easily find in any garden or vacant lot…
Being a bird, a new experience.
Being a bird, a new experience. Being a bird—that's the new experience I came up with for myself, since I hadn't paid attention to farm poultry for many years. Yes, I was a…
The Last Person to See It
Recently, someone told me that I have changed and I am now distant from her. I laughed, because I didn't even believe what she said. In me, and when I looked at myself, I was…
The Untouchable Elite :)
The Untouchable Elite :) I had reason to smile when I called this post "The Untouchable Elite," and maybe that sounds too grandiose, but life shows that's true when it comes to…
A delicate topic in the poultry yard.
A delicate topic in the poultry yard. In any field, there are delicate topics that are discussed, if not in a whisper, then in a low voice. So today, I won't shout loudly; I'll…
Probably spring is coming :)
Probably spring is coming :) Probably, spring is coming soon, the word “probably” should hedge my modest assumption, so as not to seem like a forecast that someone can believe…
A piggy bank of dreams.
A piggy bank of dreams. Probably everyone has had something that served as a piggy bank, with a slot where you could place a coin. For some, it was a clay pig that had to be…
Valuable things are decay.
Valuable things are decay. Everything is decay, said Ecclesiastes, and this is a truth. Wealth is decay, the body is decay, food is decay, everything we create is decay, even…
The Thing Living in Me That I Never Asked For
I never knew I was cultural until one day I saw myself doing one of the things that my mom has always told me to do, even though I usually see my parents do it too. But this…
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