Tag: nature
member name: Charli Mills
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March 13, 2008 07:31 PM EDT --
Thawing
Frozen for months
A brown duff lake now pools
Where snow once smothered the back yard
Spring water
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Slopwork
of blue denim jeans
and flannel shirts; . . .
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April 14, 2008 07:54 PM EDT --
Metamorphic slate
Waiting eons for the paint
A brief life imparts
Black dots on red crawl color
Across canvas of worn rock.
For the photo that inspired my first tanka: Paints on Slate . . .
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February 21, 2008 12:06 AM EST --
Stalking moose, we trailed the elusive beasts of Isle Royale through tall grass, shrubs and towering trees. Moose. I just wanted a glimpse.
We had motored 2 hours in a fishing boat to the lower 48's . . .
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March 15, 2008 09:04 PM EDT --
Knights of
Eternity
Cyber writers of light
Deep wine toasts to one another
Pen Pals
Founded
In the name of love lost and found
Celebrating choices
Rekindled by
Love Lights
This . . .
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May 17, 2008 03:23 PM EDT --
My daughter Bug was accepted to Prescott College in AZ. In searching for a college she had set specific criteria: strong program in marine biology, conservation focus and a temperate climate. As odd as . . .
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January 02, 2008 12:14 AM EST --
Before I tell you about the turkey, let's back up to the sirens. Sirens in Minnesota can vary in meaning. I am not talking about ambulances or squad cars, for those of you living outside the . . .
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January 03, 2008 08:54 PM EST --
All I knew growing up was that my mom liked to steal them. Apricots. She grew up in San Benito County, CA stealing green apricots from the orchards near her home. She had grand tummy-aches from them, . . .
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February 18, 2008 09:14 PM EST --
I've shared many a morning cup of coffee with Will Steger as he reported back from Baffin Island last spring. From the comfort of my living room, I've seen wind blast his team's tents with . . .
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February 25, 2008 07:21 PM EST --
"Man your computers - GlobalWarming101.com might give you a last glimpse of a dying polar world."
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February 08, 2008 01:01 AM EST --
SNOW DUST (in the Photo)
Snow dust
Skips lane to lane
As tires kick the road
You scuttle away so quickly
Vapors
THE TRUE STORY (of the Photo)
Mother!
Don't drive and shoot- . . .
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May 16, 2006 10:03 PM EDT --
Before I tell you about the turkey, let's back up to the sirens. Sirens in Minnesota can vary in meaning. I am not talking about ambulances or squad cars, for those of you living outside the Midwest. . . .
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