Tag: winter
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In which I am grateful for Spring
Spring is fully upon us. Many trees are casting out buds, some are full of fresh, tender green leaves. The green grass is overtaking the dead brown grass, and from a distance, looks lush and green. Birds are filling the trees with their songs. It rains. Winter was so mild and anticlimactic, but still, I’m…
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In which winter returns (kind of)
This week, I began to question my confident assertion that we were experiencing a false spring, and that winter would soon shuffle back in. We were still experiencing warm weather, with the lows averaging higher temps, and generally having warm, mild days. With it just being March, I started to doubt if winter really would…
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In which I take up running
I’ve really been reflecting a lot on how over the last few years, from when I got married to when I had Little Lion, I’ve been losing pieces of myself. I had only recently started settling into who I was as a person in my early twenties. I got married at 25 and life kind…
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In which we enjoy the spring of deception
It used to be silent outside, except for the sounds of vehicles passing by. Now, when I open my windows, I hear geese honking on the lake. When I walk through the park, there’s a multitude of birds singing and flitting from tree to tree. The sky is clear, blue, and there’s hardly a cloud…
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In which we are one week into the New Year
Nine days into the new year and it has been relatively normal and not at all as scary as I thought, for my family at least. It’s funny how one day can make a person’s worry skyrocket. I do know that there have been many tragedies this week, and I’m keenly aware of the fire…
Little Home on Shadow Lake 