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Creativity and COVID-19

Creativity used to be such a huge part of my life, but depression and busy-ness has edged it out over the past year. I’ve been teaching myself to paint – by painting. I’ve been meeting new friends on similar paths, exploring yoga as a way of life, and planning travel. I live in an RV…
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COVID-19

Remember that Sting song, “Carbon-14”? I guess it’s not called that. I’m reminded of that song every time I see the name of our plague. “We Work The Black Seam“. It’s a song about the abject evil and thoughtlessness of humanity with regard to the wellbeing of Earth and life. There is no undoing the…
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T or C at Dusk

I took a walk yesterday as the sun was setting, while the sky was still light. At that time of day the heat has not yet faded. Birds are busy chasing daylight. Near the Rio Grande swarms of gnats and mosquitoes form miniature murmurations. I tried to go around the swirling insect clouds unsuccessfully, accidentally…
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Pondering and Wandering

Living in Truth or Consequences, as the days grow longer and the temperature rises I walk each afternoon from this neighborhood to the river. Green and gold and red paint pebbled desert soil. Lavender wildflowers and miniature daisy-like faces cluster, whispering and swaying in late spring breeze. Cacti swell as bright green, soft buds sprout…
