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Walden West ~ December

January 15, 2023January 16, 2023 ~ shoreacres ~ 70 Comments

Walden West ~ November My decision to visit the place I dubbed ‘Walden West’ each month in 2022 may be the first New Year’s resolution I’ve actually kept. In the beginning, I had few expectations and no plan; I only intended to visit on a monthly basis, recording whatever seemed interesting. I certainly didn’t expect … Continue reading Walden West ~ December

Walden West ~ November

January 8, 2023 ~ shoreacres ~ 63 Comments

By mid-to-late November, Walden West remained dry, and the butterflies that provided so much delight during October’s visit were gone: vanished as completely as the spiders that  preceded them in leave-taking. In their wake, a few flowers lingered, as well as a pretty mushroom that signaled our recent rains. Blue Mistflower can spread aggressively, and … Continue reading Walden West ~ November

Walden West ~ October Fauna

January 4, 2023 ~ shoreacres ~ 80 Comments

Walden West in October Attributed to everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Valerie Jarrett, the well-known phrase — “You can have it all: just not at the same time” — seems first to have appeared in print in Betty Friedan’s 1963 book The Feminine Mystique. In time, a corollary emerged: “You can do it all: just … Continue reading Walden West ~ October Fauna

Walden West ~ October Flora

December 20, 2022 ~ shoreacres ~ 46 Comments

In October, Walden West’s vernal pool looked almost exactly as it had in September. A few more leaves had fallen from the trees, and most of the surrounding growth showed insect damage, but no visible water had collected. On the other hand, my feet could feel what remained invisible to my eyes. Enough rain had … Continue reading Walden West ~ October Flora

Walden West ~ August

October 4, 2022October 5, 2022 ~ shoreacres ~ 77 Comments

Climbing hempvine ~ Mikania scandens By the time August ended, the area around Walden West had become overgrown and overrun with biting flies: so much so that swatting and sweating through the late summer heat were a considerable part of the day’s fun. That said, there was no overlooking the climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) that … Continue reading Walden West ~ August

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"We picked up one excellent word--a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word--'lagniappe.'

We discovered it at the head of a column of odds and ends in the Picayune, the first day; heard twenty people use it the second; inquired what it meant the third; adopted it and got facility in swinging it the fourth. It is the equivalent of the thirteenth roll in a 'baker's dozen.' It is something thrown in, gratis, for good measure."

(From "Life on the Mississippi")

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I love to write, and "The Task at Hand" always will be my primary site: my place for essays, stories, and poetry.

On the other hand, photography has opened new worlds to me. Now and then, I take special delight in a photo, and have wanted a place to post those I enjoy.

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