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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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Author Archives: Isabel Gibson
An Advent Gift
A useful new word. Will there be more such gifts from the world this Advent season? We’ll see. Continue reading
Tubs and Ladders
A little bit like snakes and ladders. Sort of. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Buildings, Miscellany
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Creating Crust
Getting the last word in an argument from 40 years ago. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Attitudes, Conversations, Food & Drink
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A Slightly Improved Life
It’s all good (but it can be better). Continue reading
A Photographic History
It’s not just “stuff” – there are too many photos, too. Continue reading
Trudge, Trudge
Don’t trip. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Community, Culture, Trains & Boats & Planes
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Rocky Mountain High
I’m not sure what part of Colorado John Denver had in mind, although I expect it was, well, a more mountainous part than I’m in. But the clear, crisp air and the blue blue sky made a short walk … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Mountains, Other Plants, Skies, Trees
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Optical Mystery: Take 2
The things I don’t know. Continue reading
As Ithers See Us
“O wad some Power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as ithers see us!” – Robbie Burns Continue reading