August 25, 2026
Chickadee sitting on a tree branch with a blurred dull green-yellow background of leaves out of focus in the wilderness. TEXT: The Sound of Silence - Paul Weiss - Nonfiction
Published by Paul Weiss at August 25, 2026
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The Sound of Silence

Rather, wilderness silence serves as an open gate, allowing the other sounds — those most often covered by city noise — to be heard, to enter our stream of consciousness, to be questioned or interpreted and, above all, to be appreciated.
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April 14, 2025
various yellow Labrador dogs
Published by Donna Kathryn Kelly at April 14, 2025
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The Yellow Labrador Retriever

Despite being an old dog, he never seemed to tire of the winter. The more snow, the better. Bobalou’s celebration of each inaugural snowfall taught me to welcome the winter, to appreciate it as a season of renewal, to breathe in that cold, familiar midwestern chill as if it were a regenerative elixir.
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March 13, 2024
Image of eclipse with text: My favorite things, the total solar eclipse, Tandy Malinak
Published by Tandy Malinak at March 13, 2024
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My Favorite Things — The Total Solar Eclipse

Totality lasted less than 3 minutes — such a tiny fraction of time compared to the years I’d spent waiting, hoping, planning, and preparing. It overwhelmed the mind yet further rooted a desire for more at the same time.
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