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Ah Springtime on the west coast - isn't it grand? So many great flowers are blooming here in the Willamette Valley! And of course, lots of babies are appearing, there's some new cute little squirrels in the yard, and the yearly emergence of baby birds. Yesterday I noticed a fledgling robin near the bird feeder. Every year they glide out of their nests and onto the ground, where they hang out for a day or two until they're strong enough to actually fly. It's a dangerous time for them, of course,… Continue

Joyful with a Broken Heart
In the spring begins anew an everyday miracle. As they have done for countless generations, the wild geese return from their journeys. Spring and summer nights they rest in the nearby ponds with the tiny islands in the middle. They glide low over the trees and over the house of my lover and I. We stand together sometimes in the garden and listen to the wind whistling in their wings as they prepare to land in the water. Amusing to see us, two rock performers out… Continue