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The Four Principles: An Introduction
People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonance within our innermost being and reality, so that we actually…
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The Hideaway & Other Art
The Hideaway, paper collage, 2026 I’ve been in a bit of a lull, creatively speaking, for the past few weeks. I started some collage compositions and even some essays on various topics late last week, but to no avail…I just wasn’t into it. If it weren’t for the fox sighting last Sunday, I probably wouldn’t…
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Red Fox
I mentioned in my last photography post that there was a family of Red Foxes in the neighborhood with six kits. I’m pretty sure the kits are on their own now (at least some of the time), and one of them paid a visit to the backyard this afternoon. I found it resting on top…
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The Rules (A Morning Poem)
1. treat every morning as if it is the first and the last2. drink coffee as if embezzling its nectar for some sacred purpose 3. walk as if planets align with each footstep; and remember that this, too, is a form of prayer 4. feed the crows—and don’t forget to compliment them on their bewitching…
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On Being a Master of None
I think if you have ability and talent in one way, you have it in all ways. I’m not a jack of all trades; I’m a master of many. I don’t feel there is anything I can’t do if I want to. – Evel Knievel Although I didn’t quite know it at the time, starting…
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Tales From a Bird Garden
Summer Tanager (male) Spring migration is well underway, which means I’ve been spending lots of time outdoors with my camera, binoculars, and Merlin app trying to locate warblers and other spring migrants in the woods behind my home. The Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are also back at my feeders. They are traveling from wintering grounds in Central/South…
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The Forest Is Calling & Other Art
The Forest Is Calling, paper collage, 2026 Here are some new experiments in collage art. There are plenty of spring-inspired pieces here, as well as some retro-fururistic/spacey art. I hope you enjoy this collection. Somewhere, a Flower Blooms Just for You, paper collage, 2026. I’m not sure why, but this is probably my favorite composition…
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Birds of Spring, Part II
White-eyed Vireo This post doesn’t feature quite the same variety of species as most of my photography posts, but there’s lots to talk about in this collection of photographs. First, the White-eyed Vireo (above) was a real treat! When I was outside refilling my bird feeders on Sunday afternoon, I heard unfamiliar birdsong, which I…
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Travelers & Other Art
Travelers, paper collage, 2026 For the past three or four days, I’ve been feeling creative–or, rather, I’ve been sensing the potential for creativity–but I’ve been having a difficult time focusing my efforts. Collage? Poetry? Photography? Essay? Normally, I don’t have a hard time choosing, but the energy this week was a little (or a lot)…
The Used Life 