Monthly Archives: February 2013

Winter’s Solitude

Solitude reigns in late winter in Humptulips County.  When Helen and I walk, we hear the lesser sounds more easily since they aren’t overwhelmed by the raucousness of spring and summer.  Where we are on our morning walk, for example, can easily be determined by the sound … Continue reading

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Flame and Ash

Yesterday, I received a Facebook post from a former high school classmate asking me if I could find someone I barely remember to invite them to our upcoming 50th reunion.  The posting was in response to my sharing of the lyrics to … Continue reading

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A Tree of Jays

No brigadier throughout the year So civic as the jay. A neighbor and a warrior too, With shrill felicity Pursuing winds that censure us A February day, The brother of the universe Was never blown away. The snow and he … Continue reading

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