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Bird watching – flagrant voyeurism

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Beauty Along the Road

This gallery contains 9 photos.

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A huge wild cherry tree near our house broke into full bloom around the middle of May.  ? So when I saw a pair of Baltimore Orioles cavorting in its branches, I…

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A Resilient and Creative New Year!

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Beauty Along the Road

This gallery contains 10 photos.

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I found my theme for the New Year:   Resilience and Creativity. Hurricane Matthew, on its path up the Atlantic coast back in October, must have swept this large tree branch onto this…

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Out of Life’s Quagmires

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Beauty Along the Road

This gallery contains 16 photos.

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Lotus pond This 4th-of-July weekend (Independence Day in the US), I managed to combine learning more about the traumatic impact of cults and the (almost) unbearable beauty of lotus flowers. A perfect…

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Transformation in the Woods

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Beauty Along the Road

I saw the standing deadwood from a distance. It was a giant tree trunk jutting high into the air. Something was dangling from it, swaying lightly in the breeze. Too soft and fabric-like to be peeling bark, I decided. Walking … Continue reading →

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Dialogue with the Body

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Beauty Along the Road

This gallery contains 10 photos.

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I watched two swans go through their lengthy preening process, cleaning and smoothing their feathers with the help of their beak. How did they know which feathers needed tidying up and re-arranging?…

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