Beltane Waxing Strawberry Moon Finally, some sun. That’s good for the bees, good for the veggies and good for the spirit. I collect articles on certain subjects: art, aesthetics, philosophy, political theory, modernism, individualism for instance. Over the last few months there has been an interesting increase in the number of articles I’ve found with […]
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Fall New Blood Moon “Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.” – Samuel Johnson That may be, but I can tell you from experience that it can also lead one astray. Since I was old enough to trek off to the library on my own, I’ve followed so […]
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69 bar falls 29.56 5mph WNW dew-point 53 Summer, pleasant with fluffy cumulus gathering Last Quarter Flower Moon When in Hawai’i I noticed the Filipino gardeners at the Hyatt had small, sickle like tools. One of them had a serrated edge down and a cutting edge up. The other had a slightly curved blade and […]
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53 bar falls 29.88 4mph NE dewpoint 33 Beltane sunny First Quarter of the Hare Moon The Quiet American Here’s my buddy, Mark Odegard in Thailand. I can’t tell if this is the palace grounds or not, but I do remember just this sign. It made me stop and think, too. He’s just […]
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Back from a workout. Slower today. As I went out on the lanai before I headed for my aerobics, I noticed a disturbance in the calm. A rustle of waves preceded a fluke, it fanned in the air glistening with water, then followed the great body down. A birthday wish from an ocean mammal to […]
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30 77% 24% 3mph NNW bar30.04 falls windchill28 Imbolc Waning Crescent of the Winter Moon Got a package today from Mary in Singapore. It came with many, many stamps bearing the picture of the large golden tree squirrel. Looks like a lemur to me. She sent a wonderful anthology of contemporary Asian art and, […]
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