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Tag Archives: squirrel
Spring Musings
That Stumpy is kind of a bad-ass. Stumpy is the name I call one of the neighborhood squirrels. My neighborhood is in the Olde Town section of Blue Springs, Missouri, that spreads mostly westward from where late 19th Century residents … Continue reading
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Tagged bourgeois, etymology, gladiator, home, language, magic, Names, naming, Nature, neighborhood, pets, squirrel, Tao Te Ching
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Squirrelly Thoughts
I was sitting in my driveway watching silhouettes of squirrels scamper along the silhouettes of trees set against the graying sky as the sun set behind my house. I could not bring myself to go inside yet. It is less … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, construction, development, driving, food chain, home, home life, liesure, life, Missouri, musings, Nature, neighborhood, progress, squirrel, trees, winter, Work, zen
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Chatterings
It was a lazy Midwestern July afternoon. The heat had not yet become oppressive. I had recently refilled the bird-feeder, so daring warblers came to sample the seed despite my own presence on the patio. There is a … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoons, anthropomorphizing, Bird Song, birds, birdsong, blue jay, brown thrasher, bucolic, Buddelja, butterflies, Cardinal, contemplations, contemplative prayer, Don Juan Matus, escape, fauna, flora, humor, Leon, maple tree, memories, Mourning dove, musings, patio, pets, rebirthing, relaxation, Robert Hunter, robin, shade, Shawshank Redemption, squirrel, squirrel-proof, summer, warbler, wildlife, woodpecker, yoga
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For the Birds
I replaced my birdfeeder yesterday. The old one had broken. It was to be expected. I have had it several years (I want to say 4 or 5) and it was made of plastic. A retractable metal dowel which … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropomorphic, attracting cardinals, backyard, bird seed, birdfeeder, birding, birds, Cardinal, Finch, Nature, outdoors, plant beds, relaxing, squirrel, sunflower seeds
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