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She wakes

Inevitably the baby knows when you truly settled in to sleep. You stop reading your book, you roll to your side or forget to keep obsessively thinking and listening for her sounds. She knows, she wakes, she cries (oh the crying!), she pleads for a body besides hers, and probably not brothers, to be resting … Continued

New “weather”app

New “weather”app

I’ve noticed that instead of looking at the Weather Underground app I’ve been checking the AQICN.org site which reports air quality worldwide. With all the fires here how warm it will be has become less important than “will I be able to go outside today”. http://aqicn.org/city/usa/oregon/bend/ I’ve also been looking at haze.airfire.org to get a … Continued

Signs of seasons

Signs of seasons

I feel like someone’s jumping the gun considering this 90 degree day, but what do I know.

Evening

Evening

One of the many colorful sunsets set off by local forest fires.

Writing back

I read the email while the boy industrially played in the bath. For the moment without need It was more than I wanted, it turned out. I couldn’t have told you I wanted something, anything out if it, but there it was. The mind retreated from it, to the noise of the dripping bath water … Continued

Sounds familiar

I am no history buff nor am I politically savvy but….. this clip http://a.co/gQBOvsm

Dream wisdom

I just woke up to this being said in an old time news radio announcer voice at the end of my dream.  This is an announcement. The thoroughbred of the hook is over.  While I was dreaming I gathered that to mean that the positive stream of things which keep you doing something, anything, had … Continued

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