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Rising Over the Smoke

Cleanse ye your eyes, so that ye behold no man 
as different from yourselves…. 
See ye no strangers; rather see all men as friends, 
 
for love and unity come hard 
 when ye fix your gaze on otherness. ~Baha'i

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Last year for an elm

November 25, 2015 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

Losing a large, old tree can be something like losing a human friend.  We might notice a bit of weakening here and there, but till a sickness is far advanced we often don't realize how little time is left, how little we can do.  It is good during the Thanksgiving season to think of the ones … Continue reading Last year for an elm

The day the leaves were falling

November 14, 2015December 5, 2015 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

Every fall there comes a day when a fruitless mulberry tree lets go of most of its perfectly green leaves, all at once.  This year it was today, after a few nights that dipped into the 20s.

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