Category: Portfolios
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Tulips | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 (Tired of tulip pics? If not, you will be by the end of this blog post.) Early bloomers, these bulbiferous beauties daub blazing color across drab backyards. For two weeks they’re the life of the party — too loud, too flashy, probably drinking too much. Then they…
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Seed Pod | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 Life’s initial phase has a remarkably similar shape whether it’s seeds, salamanders or Sammy, our gas station attendant down the road. An embryo generally sports an elliptical shape, porous membrane, umbilical cord and khaki shirt with a “Sammy” patch above the pocket. (Wait a minute ……
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Flock | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 Time for some Nature, but let’s not go crazy. Just because waterfowl flock together doesn’t mean we can too. For now, we cover our beaks and keep a distance that’s twice our wingspan. We turn our heads to honk. In recent weeks water and sun have become
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Clothes Dryer | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 Being inside prompts me to look inside — deeper into drawers, closets, microwave, toilet tank, vacuum cleaner, clothes dryer and, oh yes, thoughts and habits. You know: Inner workings revealed. I tell myself that I’ve seen it all before, but that’s not true. This is
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Salt | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 The Morton cylinder sits on our kitchen shelf filled with crystals from an ancient sea. Salt extracted from gazillion-ton deposits waaaay underground speckles my eggs, dissolves in a marinade and, generally, coaxes the best from food that’s
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Artichoke | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 Poet Carl Sandburg had a pithy quote about being human: “Life is like an onion. You peel it one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” But I tend to think life is more like an artichoke: “Pluck and savor leaf after leaf until you find…
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Mop | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 Breakfast done, dog walked, lawn watered. What now in self-isolation? Is bucket and mop really a consideration? For Buddhist monks, “Cleaning isn’t considered burdensome or something you don’t really want to do and wish to get over with as soon as possible,” writes Shoukei Matsumoto in his…
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Walk the Line | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 Those itty-bitty figures at the top of the photo — dog and owner — stride along a street quieted by quarantine. Very few cars; almost no pedestrians. This is a blessing for the frequent urban walker, always alert to auto and foot traffic, but unsettling…
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River Light | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 Thankfully “stay home” doesn’t mean stay inside. Every day we (and hundreds of others) hit the nearby river trail to walk the dog, watch the ducks and wave a “we’re alive” hello to fellow walkers. It’s a healthy affirmation of our pandemic predicament, a way to…
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Eggs | East Wenatchee, WA | April 2020 A few Easter facts from History.com: “The egg, an ancient symbol of new life, has been associated with pagan festivals celebrating spring. From a Christian perspective, Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus’ emergence from the tomb and resurrection.” And for you less religious, “The largest Easter egg…
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