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Articles, Poetry, U-turns, Writing
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Through the Window
I exercise in front of our west facing windows. Through one window a pair of oak trees stand on top of a hill. The trees say I must speak for them. When California burned and smoked the air, I … Continue reading
Posted in Observation, Photography, Poetry, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged images, nature, photography, Poetry
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Dying Green-The beginning of an irreverent series on growing old
Dying Green Should be a serious event. Unexpectedly, It isn’t Yesterday we bought a plot For my spouse Right next to me On a hill overlooking A meadow shouting green And a forest singing wind. This morning he says, “You … Continue reading
Posted in Imagination, Observation, Poetry, Trees and Meadows, U-Turns, Uncategorized
Tagged humor, old age, Poetry
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Iphoneography-A Gift of Being Slow
While my spouse throws balls for our busy herder, I walk around the park and enjoy the gifts that nature creates for my phone handy camera. Early Spring and Cow Talk Late Spring-A Tree Frames a Meadow
Posted in iphoneography, Observation, trees, Trees and Meadows, Uncategorized
Tagged cows, nature, photography, spring, trees
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Hana Rain
Purple skies at moonrise Plum near to dark Rain clear floating Grapes on water Drenched in laughter Walk to room through New sprung rivers In Hana nothing matters But green rioting all day Weather that paints the sky And love, … Continue reading
Posted in Imagination, Observation, Poetry, Skies and Sea, Uncategorized
Tagged love, marriage, nature, Poetry, Sunset, travel
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The Long Lapse or How an Imagination Took a Leave of Absence
Several things made my imagination go awry. At the beginning of the lapse, my mind was consumed by the events that seemed to have America on a strange and sliding path. I felt I had a front row seat … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Illness, Imagination, Observation, politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Imagination, Opinion, Personal beliefs, Poetry
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An Emu Laying in the Grass
an Emu laying in the grass Gives his weight to the earth his body lies on the soft green grass of spring it is this complete giving of himself: to the moment, the grass the just born spring that … Continue reading
Posted in Observation, Poetry, Uncategorized, wild life
Tagged images, nature, Poetry
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Hana Sunrise
Hana meditation Birds an expansion Of sound Breeze saturates Your skin a calm Hana morning Janice DeRuiter Eskridge 2017
Posted in iphoneography, meditation, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged iphoneography, nature, Poetry, sunrise, travel
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An Interrupted Journey
Life traveled on in its normal daily path until one day it didn’t. One minute I was in the emergency room for abdominal pain. The next minute I had surgery. I woke up in a hospital room a few days … Continue reading
Posted in Hospitalization, iphoneography, journal, Photography, trees, U-Turns, Uncategorized
Tagged Illness, Imagination, Life Stages, Observation, photography, sunrise, Surgery, transformation, trees
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Bay Bridge Oakland to San Franciso and Back Again-A Study through the Windshield
September float in air inside a suspended tent except the old bridge diminished yet it anchors travelers to earth Shot with an iphone 4s afternoon shadows lead us back wind clear air creates a fairy path over the bay … Continue reading
Posted in iphoneography, Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized
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A Tale of Two RV Trips-Trip #2-A Class C Motorhome
Much time has passed since I posted the first tale. This trip was taken in April. Like the first it began with visiting family. We then took off on our own with a trip up HWY 70 to Twain, CA … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, journal, Photography, RV Life, Trees and Meadows, Uncategorized
Tagged dogs, iphone 6s, nature, Observation, photography, RV Parks, RV Roadtrips
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