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Gleanings From Living Long
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Category: Birds
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A great blue heron can often be seen fishing on this beach. There is a marsh just over the dune in front of her that would seem to provide an easy feast for a heron, but there she is, hunting in the ocean, getting bumped around by the waves on her spindly legs.…
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The twins woke before dawn to find their dad in the cockpit of the boat with a steaming cup of coffee. Rubbing the sleep from their eyes, they called up to him, "Hi, Dad, are you drinking coffee? You never drink coffee!" "Well, today is special. In fact, I left some for you…
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Back in the "Enchanted Room", Billy (the crow) tapped on the giant watch. The little person opened it again on the 10th tap. "Are they gone?" "Yes." "Whew, that was close, what were you thinking, Billy?" Zeke, for that was the little person's name, seemed to be wound up a bit. Billy…
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When they looked back, the crow had flown to the other side of the room, to a wall that was painted to look like water. As the girls approached, they realized that what looked like a painting from the distance, was actually a giant pocket watch and it appeared to float on the…
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Nancy bravely peaked between her fingers to see if the birds were gone. There was one on the floor walking around. It seemed to be trying to get a good look at her. She said, "Shoo, go away." The bird started to coo, as though it were talking to her. Sitting up, Stacey…
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After lunch the girls ran off the dock once again, this time straight to the rickety old porch of the abandoned building looking for an easy way in. There were two black cats by the entrance that they hadn't seen before. Was it an omen of things to come? The door turned out…
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What do you see when you enter a garden? What do you hear? Is there water falling nearby? A bird singing? Can you smell the lavender, or the damp earth? What do you see? Life is exploding all around us. Can you feel it?
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On a warm January day off, sitting on the beach, enjoying the skimmers, pelicans and gulls, and a family fishing nearby. In Vietnam each seaside village has a secret fish sauce recipe. Reading Vietnamese-American, Andrew X Pham's Catfish and Mandala – a very brave piece of storytelling about one man's search for…
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