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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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Changing seasons, out and in

October 30, 2018October 31, 2018 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

This is the final blog that I will write on this faithful small MacBook, for which I traded in my last iMac two and a half years ago.  Another state, another life, a different, much smaller notebook to make the transition away from New Mexico with me.  It's a peek at other goodbyes, as well. … Continue reading Changing seasons, out and in

The bottlebrush tree

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

Early fall south of San Francisco and the bottle brush trees burst out with their brilliant red fuzzy flowers.  Legions of bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators flock to them like so many bits of iron to magnets. And here was I, a bit cooped up in my second floor condo, observing a few bottlebrush trees … Continue reading The bottlebrush tree

The glad and the sad of moving

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ 2 Comments

Yesterday, in my usual backyard spot for musing over what goes on in life, a tiny hummingbird buzzed me. “Where is my own special food?” he asked. “Alas, my friend,” I replied rather sadly, “This will be a season of changes for you and me.  I will soon be gone from here, and I don’t … Continue reading The glad and the sad of moving

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