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week 24 in my “this is where i am from” year long project:

I dreamed I was standing alone, at night,  by the stonewall  looking down the hill to the neighbors barn and the moon fell out of the sky, in a long arc, like a shooting star.

week 23 in my “this is where i am from” year long project:

A very little bit of  progress –  a tiny  thumbnail sketch – something I’ve been thinking about. I’ll be back later in the week I hope with more progress and to tell you about the image.  I’m having an extra busy day and an extra busy week.

week 22 in my “this is where i am from” year long project:

My father was not great at occasions- birthdays anniversaries etc. But one year for my Mother’s birthday in January he surprised her with a number of small improvements – little conveniences and pleasures. A reading light over the bed and lots of others I don’t remember. I do remember the thermometer – installed outside the kitchen window. Placed, I’m sure, to factor in light and shadow to offer the most accurate reading. I watched the thermometer carefully in the last weeks of winter hoping for 55 F – when it got to 55 spring was a real possibility.

week 21 in my  “this is where i am from” year long project:

Pine trees have always felt like melancholy things to me, one that felt particularly so was a down on its luck pine that stood (and maybe still stands) at the top of the hill that led down to the near swamp. A big shabby affair that whispered and creaked and moaned as if it needed to tell you how tired it was.

week 20 in my  “this is where i am from” year long project:

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week 19 in my  “this is where i am from” year long project:

Fiddleheads, Ferns, Jack In The Pulpit and Salamanders – forest wonders.

I’m definitely in a botanical place this week.