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#21: Go ziplining

Miguel Cooke* was one of many “problem students” at the elementary school I attended.  (Note that I attended elementary school in the early 1980s – a time when ‘political correctness’ didn’t really exist.  These days, students like Miguel would most … Continue reading

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The eagle did more than land

I am in the process of synthesizing my thoughts and reflections from the retreat I attended last weekend; you can look for a post about some of those details in the next few days.  In the meantime, I do have … Continue reading

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Fall colors

It’s difficult to over-state just how incredibly gorgeous the weather has been here the past few weeks.  I’m talking big-ball-of-sunshine, shorts-and-t-shirt-temps (literally), crayon-blue-skies gorgeous. Over the past few days the weather has turned a bit (temps have dropped a little, … Continue reading

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More monsters

A week ago I shared a picture of a monster salad – literally.  (Thanks again Joanna!)  As I took a walk this afternoon, I saw two more monsters, in two rather unexpected places: Do you see them?  While these images … Continue reading

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It really IS a plane!

Driving home after our weekend out of town, my sweetie and I spent several hours in the car today traveling on stretches of two-lane highway flanked by big fields of bright-green crops, massive rolls of golden-brown hay, and an occasional … Continue reading

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Enveloped by environment

My in-laws live in a small town in the midwest.  Mid-morning today I took a leisurely walk – and thoroughly enjoyed the nature of my current surroundings. I loved feeling the contrasts of smooth-and-slightly-springy asphalt, compared to crunchy gravel, compared … Continue reading

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Look up

Today was an amazingly gorgeous day: mid 70 degrees (F), sunny, lightly breezy… the air felt warm-yet-fresh, and smelled delicious.  I broke away from my desk for a small bit over the lunch hour, and took a brief stroll around … Continue reading

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Sunrise

This was my view walking in to the office this morning: What a beautiful, peaceful way to begin my day. Lovely. Stef

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A taste of spring

Today the temperature rose to close to 40 degrees.  The sky turned a brilliant shade of blue, and wispy white clouds played in the open space.  The big ball of fire we like to call the sun came out, and … Continue reading

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