Photo Memory of the Week
Backyard Blog
2026 May 22: Here's the backyard this week:
- an iris up for what seems like just a few minutes (and technically in the front yard)
- the lilac making its own short showing
- the crabapple, also technically in the front yard
- the magnolia past its prime but still lovely
Tag Archives: Community
Twice Blest
A mid-November reflection. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, New Perspectives, Through History
Tagged Citizenship, Community
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By the Ratios
4 – Hours to notice an apparently out-of-place car parked in our neighbourhood. 72 – Hours to feel confident that it truly is out of place. 2 – Hours to connect with relevant neighbours to confirm the car’s out-of-placeness. 1 … Continue reading
Free at Last, Lord?
Feeding a small multitude. Continue reading
Rainy-Day Problems
Yes, it really is a maintenance-without-end world. Continue reading
Two Yards
How to live across from each other. Continue reading
All in This Together
Birds and bees and flowers and trees. Well, two outta four. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Community, Insects, Trees
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No-splash Zone
What are we doing here, anyway? Continue reading
Readier for
One in a series on being ready to respond effectively in an emergency. Continue reading
Dux De-lux
Bird-brained: maybe not the insult it seems to be. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Fauna, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Birds, Bridges, Citizenship, Community
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