Monthly Archives: May 2013

Re-Work

This is not a world
that is always supportive
of our plannings and plantings
but faith willing to show itself in work
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A Bit Bizarre

According to those whose business it is to know such things, the last time it snowed in these parts in the first week of May was in 1908. Being barely able to remember it myself, Continue reading

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Dark Days

Yes, folks, it’s official now: the Global Warming Seminar scheduled for this weekend in northeastern Kansas is being postponed indefinitely, due to the weather forecast: possible snow accumulation of one to three inches. Continue reading

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Of Wind and Work

On the morning of her last day,
I tried to mulch the newly seeded lawn
on the west side of the house Continue reading

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