Tag Archives: Fall

Fall back

Posted on October 18, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

“I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief… For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.” – Wendell Berry It’s Friday in America. In … Continue reading →

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A winter’s tale

Posted on February 5, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” – John Burroughs There is a small, family owned Mexican restaurant in our community that my family has enjoyed eating at for 30 … Continue reading →

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Seasons

Posted on November 1, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Summer nights and long warm days, Are stolen as the old moon falls, And My mirror shows another face, Another place to hide it all” – Chris Cornell, “Seasons” I look out my window on this first day of November and notice that … Continue reading →

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What are you doing this weekend?

Posted on December 2, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” –  George Eliot What are you doing this weekend? Me? I will be blowing leaves, … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining Acorns part II

Posted on October 20, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Back in August I posted my acorn thoughts, reflections and predictions. Well here I sit, October 20th and we, as I thought we would, are being bombarded by acorns. Apparently, this is a big year for acorns not only in … Continue reading →

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A Poem: Let the sun rest on my face

Posted on October 4, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

An early morning sky, A blue to match her eyes, With streaks of blond blowing gently, Through an autumn wind of old, Orange leaves except their fate, Finding refuge on the ground below, A rake will seal their destiny, In a pile … Continue reading →

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A Poem: Shadow of Fall

Posted on September 12, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

The Summer heat bends me like dry grass in a field, brown and broken Taking shelter from the sun’s rays of cruelty and disdain for all that venture forth I count the days in degrees, a human measure of intolerance and humidity … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining Acorns (with apologies to The Weather Girls)

Posted on August 25, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“From little acorns mighty oaks do grow”-American Proverb In about two months my yard is going to sound like a war zone. I am blessed (in the Summer) and cursed (when the acorns and leaves drop in the Fall) with … Continue reading →

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30 miles into the wind

Posted on May 4, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

My wife and I rode our bicycles last evening. It was a glorious afternoon with soft billowy clouds shielding the harsh heat of sun and low humidity, postcard perfect except for…..wind. Though I don’t understand it here is the physics … Continue reading →

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At the edge of darkness: Living beyond the fall

Posted on April 13, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Help I have fallen and can’t get up” – Life Alert Television Commercial Slogan  Several years ago I had what can only be described as a very public, humiliating and destructive fall. Sadly, I didn’t have a Life Alert button … Continue reading →

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