Unimpeded

Thought it might be fitting to wind down this year of posts with some thought-provoking verse from Maya Stein.  I've borrowed one of her words for the title of this one.   "a dream" appeared in this morning's mail with perfect timing, as her poetry...

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Changes gonna come

My little blog is in need of some new finery. ~ deer trail across the front field ~ Just like the deer trail above, Sweetpea Path has barely wavered  in style, direction or sideline accoutrements since hopping onto the internet five years ago. Oh...

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Thievery ... a reflection

Don't worry.  This post is not about what you might think. But it is about theft.  Of a kind. It all started when I headed out to the driveway for some pothole repairs.  Minutes before, while finishing a strong cup of sweet milky tea,...

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Natural progression ... of sorts

We've had a long stretch of uninterrupted bone-chilling cold. The second heat lamp in the pump house has been kept on [ not good to risk frozen pipes with our primary water source ] but nothing stops the back pond from freezing over; much to the chagrin,...

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Branches

just some serendipity this morn between tree photos from the editing lightbox and penetrating verse found in the inbox ... chess anyone? I'm imagining someone bent over a fresh board, poised for footsteps.  Despite an early winter draft...

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Marking time

There's more than one way to keep a diary and it seems I've inadvertently been keeping one through bundle photographs. Call me crazy but I love the look of them. Obviously I must, because I can't seem to stop. Beyond the anticipation of scrumptious...

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this moment :: the rain cometh

{  this moment  } A single photo ~ no words ~ capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ SouleMama ::: inspired by the Friday reflections at&nbs...

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Hanging out with squares

You could say I've been making the [re]acquaintance of squares ... as silly as it sounds, Instagram might be to blame.  Which won't make much sense to non-users so to clarify:  Instagram, the online mobile photo-sharing & networking service, has...

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National Black Dog Day

October 1st is  National Black Dog Day. It's a special day devoted to highlighting the plight of black dogs in shelters around the country. Around our place, EVERY day is black dog day but to put a special note on it since black dogs are notoriously...

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