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dlschirf, Author at Dark side of the moon
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Dark side of the moon. Poet, thinker, dreamer, writer. Butterflies, bees, moths, oh my! August 18, 2016. August 20, 2016. Click photo for more on Flickr and hit the slideshow icon. Some days the bush is visited by butterflies. At other times I see more little moths. One day to my surprise a hummingbird whizzed in and out. I’m not sure it even stopped. It (or another) did the same thing the next day, never when I was ready for a photo. July 28, 2016. July 29, 2016. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Not tha...
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New York State Park Archives - Dark side of the moon
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Dark side of the moon. Poet, thinker, dreamer, writer. New York State Park. Letchworth State Park, or farewell, day 3. April 6, 2016. August 25, 2016. May 27, 2015. Click photo for more on Flickr and hit the slideshow icon. I started the morning out with a bang by falling hard in the Jacuzzi bath that I’d enjoyed so much I knew I’d brought those spa shoes with treads along for a reason. And Yoberry Yogurt. After the laundromat we made what I was sure was our final stop at a Tim Horton’s. We settled in at...
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relics Archives - Dark side of the moon
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Dark side of the moon. Poet, thinker, dreamer, writer. July 28, 2016. July 29, 2016. As usual in the Midwest, summer has brought a relentless series of watches and warnings, including thunderstorms, severe weather, flooding, and tornadoes. When a new watch or warning is issued or a current one is updated, one of my phone’s weather apps emits a submarine sound. Sometimes I feel like I’m immersed in. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Here’s a little more about these broadcasts. As I said, once upon a time, ...
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Perking up old-school style with the coffee percolator
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Dark side of the moon. Poet, thinker, dreamer, writer. Spring afternoon at Promontory Point. A moment of serenity at Letchworth State Park →. Perking up old-school style with the coffee percolator. May 17, 2015. May 17, 2015. I can’t count the times Garrison Keillor has worked the Lutheran compulsion to ply guests with coffee into. A Prairie Home Companion. I recall the parts as well the pot, the basket, the lid, and the hollow stem through the basket, as well as the filters with the hole for the stem...
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waterfall Archives - Dark side of the moon
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Dark side of the moon. Poet, thinker, dreamer, writer. Letchworth State Park, or farewell, day 3. April 6, 2016. August 25, 2016. May 27, 2015. Click photo for more on Flickr and hit the slideshow icon. I started the morning out with a bang by falling hard in the Jacuzzi bath that I’d enjoyed so much I knew I’d brought those spa shoes with treads along for a reason. And Yoberry Yogurt. After the laundromat we made what I was sure was our final stop at a Tim Horton’s. We settled in at the Glen Iris Inn fo...
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Photography - Dark side of the moon
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Dark side of the moon. Poet, thinker, dreamer, writer. Select photos I’ve taken over the years, as well as vintage photos and some favorites by others. I also have photos on Flickr. I have even more on Picasa, but Google doesn’t have a way to link to them anymore.). Butterflies, bees, moths, oh my! August 18, 2016. August 20, 2016. Click photo for more on Flickr and hit the slideshow icon. Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio, then home. July 3, 2016. August 25, 2016. June 1, 2015. It was still overcast with o...
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state park Archives - Dark side of the moon
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Dark side of the moon. Poet, thinker, dreamer, writer. Pine Creek Gorge, or the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania (and some not-so-dark skies). April 9, 2016. August 25, 2016. May 28, 2015. Click photo for more on Flickr and hit the slideshow icon. Deforested Pine Creek Gorge (from Wikipedia). On the way back we stopped at an unusual church (United Methodist Congregation) and took photos. Later we realized it was featured on postcards we’d bought. We visited Wellsboro, which is an impressive old town with imp...
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Poems and Stories - Dark side of the moon
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Dark side of the moon. Poet, thinker, dreamer, writer. 8220;Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.”. 8216;Nanny’ Too Young. November 18, 2011. November 18, 2011. November 15, 2011. November 15, 2011. November 17, 2011. November 17, 2011. November 17, 2011. November 17, 2011. November 17, 2011. November 17, 2011. November 17, 2011. November 17, 2011. November 15, 2011. November 15, 2011. November 17, 2011. November 17, 2011. Thrilling Day...
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nostalgia Archives - Dark side of the moon
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Dark side of the moon. Poet, thinker, dreamer, writer. July 28, 2016. July 29, 2016. As usual in the Midwest, summer has brought a relentless series of watches and warnings, including thunderstorms, severe weather, flooding, and tornadoes. When a new watch or warning is issued or a current one is updated, one of my phone’s weather apps emits a submarine sound. Sometimes I feel like I’m immersed in. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Here’s a little more about these broadcasts. As I said, once upon a time, ...
