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Monthly Archives: October 2020

Seed Time on the Black Point Marsh

October 30, 2020by tompostpile Leave a comment

Sometimes things can look better in black and white.

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I Saw A Nebula Of Feathers

October 29, 2020by tompostpile Leave a comment

They say we’re made of stardust. That every atom in us comes From faraway, from eons past… The other day I looked down On the swirling patterns In an autumn […]

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Look More Closely

October 27, 2020by tompostpile 1 Comment

Bold greens have left the marsh. Pathside grows groundsel… Which has a surprise when you move near. Strong colors tinge sepals… Purple? Magenta? Amaranthine? Close looks carry rewards.

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Cute. Coddled. Coquina.

October 26, 2020by tompostpile 2 Comments

If you were going to reincarnate as an animal, you’d be doing OK to come back as a cute, coddled, Coquinadog. You all know that she’s been cute since Day […]

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Seen Anything Lately

October 25, 2020by tompostpile Leave a comment

Have I seen anything interesting lately? There were some fine clouds the other morning, when the south wind blew. There were two small deer hanging around near the brook. So […]

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Atlantic Half-moon Light

October 24, 2020by tompostpile 1 Comment

Seeking crabs, we went to Quansoo They were there. We got some. When we had enough. When we’d had enough. We went to the beach. And saw the moon.

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October Crab Creek

October 22, 2020by tompostpile 3 Comments

In October, Quansoo’s Crab Creek can have many moods. At this time in the fall, our weather can be capricious. It can be sunny, windy, rainy, warm, or cold. On […]

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October Quansoo

October 21, 2020by tompostpile Leave a comment

A warm October morning brings the urge to abandon inside chores for a trip to the beach. Dishes, laundry, cleaning, sorting — they can all wait until later. We take […]

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October Blues

October 16, 2020by tompostpile 1 Comment

Under a sky of blue, a small and happy dog looks down from above. In the sky above Menemsha, clouds of changing weather play across a bold blue background. In […]

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Walt Whitman – Continuities

October 3, 2020by tompostpile 2 Comments

Nothing is ever lost, or can be lost, No birth, identity, form—no object of the world, Nor life, nor force, nor any visible thing; Appearance must not foil, nor shifted […]

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