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The Greening
The Greening
Memoir, Ranch LifecynthiaDecember 1, 2012rain, beauty, the most beautiful tree, my mother, Orange County, family, sister, ranch life, solar power, off the grid, holidays Comments
Jerusalem: A Poem by Naomi Shihab-Nye
Jerusalem: A Poem by Naomi Shihab-Nye
Poetry, Friends, MemoircynthiaNovember 24, 2012Jerusalem, Naomi Shihab Nye, peace poemComment
Thanksgiving, Quietly
Thanksgiving, Quietly
Memoir, Ranch LifecynthiaNovember 22, 2012Thanksgiving, Beeethoven, hikes, Gaviota, subdued day, gratitude Comment
It's Eddie's Birthday
It's Eddie's Birthday
Memoir, Family HistorycynthiaNovember 21, 2012Eddie, my brother, Edward Carbone, William Stafford, memories, family history, loss, sorrowComment
Connections: A Gaviota Story
Connections: A Gaviota Story
Friends, Memoir, Nature, Ranch LifecynthiaNovember 18, 2012friends, Gaviota, local history, Giorgi, Henning, Lori and Michael, oral history, Ranch life, nature, noticing, Nojoqui, photos, Lori Henning, Michael Giorgi, Caroline Henning, Natale Giorgi, Miguel Cordero, Las Cruces Rancho, dragon fruit Comments
But There's Music In Us: Remembering Jack Gilbert
But There's Music In Us: Remembering Jack Gilbert
PoetrycynthiaNovember 17, 2012Jack Gilbert, risk delight, in memory, imperfect dancingComment
Poison Oak Misery...Again
Poison Oak Misery...Again
Ranch Life, Nature, Memoir, FriendscynthiaNovember 16, 2012poison oak, Tony Ochoa, friends, hikes, risks, advice, memoir Comments
A Road I Haven't Lately Walked
A Road I Haven't Lately Walked
Memoir, FriendscynthiaNovember 12, 2012memoir, Long Island, friends, Rosemary, Central Islip, 1960s, New York, cross-countryComment
A Few Hours in Palm Springs
A Few Hours in Palm Springs
TravelcynthiaNovember 11, 2012Palm Springs, travel, photo gallery, photos, sightseeing, Marilyn Monroe Comments
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Lines and reflections Fog at play. A hike with friends...foolproof remedy for the blues. We’re fortified now. A storied old house: “Outdoors the wind./Indoors the locked heart and the lost key.” (Louis Macniece) We ran into a skeleton, a miniature mule, and Milly today. I’m obsessed. Can you blame me?! Looking out towards Gaviota Peak the fog considers a comeback Ranch roads on this late summer morning... red vein veterinary lesson best kind of welcome Well, THIS was unexpected. And this is how we are getting to know the infinitely fascinating and oh-so-faraway Felix...sigh. When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don't stand still and look around On all the hills I haven't hoed, And shout from where I am, What is it? No, not as there is a time to talk. I thrust my hoe in th In a dark time the eye begins to see (Roethke) a walk adorned by swirls of fog The shy return of clouds.
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
— Mary Oliver
 

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