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EGGNOG

There it is, way back in the fridge, hidden behind the ginger ale. The last eggnog of the season. I check the expiration date, open …

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CONSIDER THE DAFFODILS

Yes, you heard me right. Daffodils, not lilies. This is April in New Hampshire and the lilies are yet to come. Did anyone else notice …

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BEHOLD THE HUMMINGBIRD

This tiny silvery green helicopter frequents my deck on these hot summer afternoons, taking advantage of his feeder. The other day he and his wife …

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A QUESTION  FOR ROBERT FROST

“Nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold;Her early leaf’s a flower, but only so an hour.So leaf subsides to leaf, so Eden …

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LIGHT BRIEFLY CAPTURED

One red leafSettling and shining in the brookCatches and holds the thinning lightOf an October afternoonIts tentative crimson triumphShouting against the coming darkness One tree stretched …

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FEBRUARY 2013 BLIZZARD

Oh, yes, it came. They said it would, and it did, but not quite as severe as predicted.The snow started coming down in pinpricks last …

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OCTOBER LEAVES

Leaves cling  to their branchesThey flutter  in the strong east windAll of them aimed for DeathDead already, really – not knowing – Still they dance fragile …

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THIS GOLD AND GREEN OCTOBER

This gold and green OctoberIs charming usAnd teasing usAnd causing us to say silly things like…“Oh, it’s really not that long until April…” And making us …

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BERRYING

There’s just something about berrying. It’s like getting something for nothing. It scratches the hunger-gatherer itch deep inside my soul. I just know that my …

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JANUARY IN MONOCHROME

So here it is, another New Year’s Eve gone by.  I must admit that the Christmas tree is losing its charm as it drops needles …

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