Category Archives: Jefferson County

The Eyes of the Mountains Have Been on Me

Fall and the High Holidays Moon Thursday gratefuls: Joseph’s three weeks with me. Black Mountain, another 1,200 feet higher than Shadow Mountain Home. Leaf peeping. Out my loft window. A faint blue Sky with gray Clouds. Solar panels ready to … Continue reading →

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His Best Life Lay Ahead

Lughnasa and the Harvest Moon Wednesday gratefuls: Shirley Septic. Up early to see Sarah off. Actually, usual time b.c. Before Covid. Joe and Seoah. So solid. So with me. Sarah, too. The kids. Jon’s body. The viewing. Cremation. Robin. Family … Continue reading →

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Oahu Retreat

Summer and the waning Aloha Moon Tuesday gratefuls: Juicy Lucys. Made by Joe. Vivid and strange dreams. Running out of summer reading. Hawai’ian retreat. Walks in the early morning. The strong character of the Trees on Hickam. That double rainbow … Continue reading →

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A visit to the oncologist

Summer and the Aloha Moon Tuesday gratefuls: Kristie. Erleada. Orgovyx. Michelle, a real shot in the arm. Prolia. Prostate Cancer. Mortality. Colorado. Award Winning Pet Grooming. Kep. Today. Hiking. Jon. Ruth. Gabe. Furball House Cleaning. Hawai’i. Alan. Technology. Zoom. This … Continue reading →

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Still prefer Minnesota

Summer and the Aloha Moon Friday gratefuls: That I have income to work with. Kep, the nudger. Sitka Salmon Shares. Rebecca. Mussar. Wind. Cool of the morning. Solar power. Kate, always Kate. Ruth. Wise advisor. Bond and Devick, money managers. … Continue reading →

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My America

Summer and the Aloha Moon Tuesday gratefuls: The USA. America. The Rockies. The Great Lakes. The Great Dismal Swamp. The Appalachians. The Okefenokee Swamp. The Big Woods. Northern Minnesota. The Cascades. The Smokies. Blue Ridge Parkway. Natchez Trace. Mississippi Delta. … Continue reading →

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Its Beary business

Summer and the Aloha Moon Saturday gratefuls: Living at 8800 feet. Cooler than down the hill. Sealed driveway. Hawai’i. Jet planes. Masks. Santa Fe art crawl. Gabe. A sweetheart. Ruth. Sad. Jon. Jon. Kep. More inside work done. A week … Continue reading →

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You’ll pry this house key from my cold dead hands

Summer and the Aloha Moon Friday gratefuls: A History of Anglo-Saxon England. Fatigue. Self-doubt. A dash of anguish. Bill Hill. A Colorado Blue Sky. Ragged bits of Cumulus Clouds over Black Mountain. 48 degrees. 79% humidity. Go Weather, fight Wildfire! … Continue reading →

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Her Last Journey

Beltane and the Living in the Mountains Moon Grateful: for 33 plus years with Kate Sparks of Joy and Awe: Her life and her death Sometime after celebrating Kate’s yahrzeit at CBE, May 6th, a small voice began to … Continue reading →

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Natural Healing

Beltane and the Living in the Mountains Moon Friday gratefuls: My journey over a lifetime. Kate. Always. That trail. With the Creek, the Mountain Stream. The fallen Trees. The tall Pines. The Wild Strawberries. The Rocks. The steep valley walls. … Continue reading →

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AncienTrails

We all walk ancientrails. Welcome to the journey.