Landscape
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Spring Leaf
The apricot trees blossomed early this spring. Though they are the first bloomers of all our fruit trees, the buds arrived a little earlier than normal. If our luck held, they survived the early spring 27-degree frosts. Yet we had a good number… Continue reading
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Apricot Leaf: Birth and Resurrection
Last night’s wind fell the last of the apricot leaves. Their fall ends a remarkable season. From spring birth to grounded resting they served us simple beauty, remarkable shade on a hundred-degree summer day, and protected their natural treed sibling: the apricot.… Continue reading
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All of Day
Butterflies are flying. I have set the irrigation lines and I’m now heading to turn on the irrigation pump. I notice small white and orange butterflies, of to my left, as I drive the four-wheeler along the eastern edge of the hayfield. I’m… Continue reading
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Named and Naming
With university student pliability they rolled out of the van. They’d come for a week of conversation with valley ranchers, spiritual guides, farmers, and Tribal politicians. Our work today was to talk about the valley’s history, politics, religion, spirit, hurt, joy and… Continue reading
Chewing the Cud 