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In Blackwater Woods
- Mary OliverTo live in this world
you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold itagainst your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.
This is not yet the time to let it go.
Posted: 2025 May 03
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Maybe Perhaps
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Celestial and Planetary Events
A report from the road. Continue reading
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Tagged Science, Skies, Technology, Trees, Weather
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Except Me
Old lessons, re-learned. Continue reading
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On the Scoreboard
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Tagged Attitudes, Sports
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More Trees . . .
“Always park near trees.” Follow me for more photographic tips. Continue reading
Look Up
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Shower-curtain Faces
More adventures in pareidolia. Continue reading
Palmetto Ahoy!
More parking-lot fun. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Reflections, Trees
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