Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Just Beauty
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What a glorious evening! Autumn finally rolled into Texas on the late train last night, dropping temperatures twenty degrees and sweeping the humidity and the mosquitoes somewhere else. The window beside me is open; a harmony of the crickets and the little creek, rushing to Lake Travis, is drifting in along with the cool breeze. …
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This has been a fast week, one of those that keeps gaining on you even when you quicken your pace. So part of me says "Hallelejuh!" and the other part says, "Dang it!" because I had so many things I hoped to accomplish before today. But Friday was too fast for me. The weekend has…
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A raindrop tapped me on the shoulder yesterday morning as I was headed up the path with the puppies, and the stone walkway was freckled with more. I didn't want to risk getting my camera wet, so I stashed it in the car on my way to the road. It was kind of nice not…
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If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. ~ BUDDHA It took a newcomer to make me slow down yesterday; the recent rains must have coaxed this delicate purple bloom out in the open. I don't remember seeing one like this around here before… but maybe I…
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Max headed off in front of me for our walk this morning, unusual for him these days, with his bum elbow. He usually lags behind until we're up the hill and on the road; otherwise Belle jumps all over him, adding intensity to the challenge of the climb. It's been two days since we took…
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There's a tropical storm in my backyard. I thought it was just regular old rain when I woke up this morning and I was grateful it waited until the holiday weekend was over to get back to work. Then I turned on the television and a woman in a slicker suit told me it was…
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Gray skies. Gray thoughts. Thinking of disappointment on my walk this morning, for some reason… how people who are close to us may disappoint us – our friends, our family – but how easily and often we also disappoint them, with our words, actions, or non-actions. The government disappoints us, like our episode with the…
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I love waking up to moonlight splashing across the floor. It draws me outside, captures me in its spell and makes me late for work. Worth it, though. I finally captured the Morning Moon's photograph earlier this week; after a dozen bad shots, he took pity on me and smiled…
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It rained today. A real honest to goodness thunderstorm shook things up around here, one that erased the blue from the sky and lasted for more than just a few minutes. Deer galloped in groups across the golf courses near me and huddled under trees like they were confused yet excited about this wonderful, refreshing…
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I followed a trail of silver moonlight from my bedroom to the French doors this morning. The full moon waited for me just outside. Good morning! it said. Yes, it is, I told it. I love seeing its beaming face watching over the Hollow, keeping an eye on things. I love how its light…
Long Hollow 