Tag: wildlife
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Seashells by the Seashore- August 1, 2021
I’ve been finding myself drawn to the waterline a lot these past few weeks. I’ve always liked the water, but lately it’s felt as if I need to check in more regularly. Can the tides reassure me that things change, that there is always ebb and flow? Am I checking to make sure the tide…
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All Bodies are Summer Bodies – June 27, 2021
As I type this, we are in the middle of a heat dome in the Pacific Northwest. I can’t, in good conscience, call it a heatwave because that implies some movement. Nothing is moving, we are just baking. Summer has arrived with a vengeance and this heat isn’t messing around. If we’re not careful, our…
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We Keep Us Safe – June 13, 2021
It feels like we are collectively stumbling out of the pandemic, learning to navigate the old world in new ways, with new brains, new habits. Walking the banks of Whatcom Creek, where the creek empties into the marshes and then on into the bay, I was entranced by the geese and ducks with their respective…
Missives of Hope 