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Starling Darlings & Accursed Things

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” Exodus 20:17 NIV Something may be presented to us as a temptation, but a temptation does not automatically become …

Song Sparrow & Dark-eyed Junco

A song sparrow came by today. Dunno where this thing has been, but it appears to have sand on its back. None of the birds came yesterday when the backyard was covered in snow. They only started to come when the snow melted away. This will have to do for …

One S.A.D Scenario

Carambola! I choose to go with this expression rather than my grandma’s “Caramba!” It’s an expression of frustration that I find myself getting affected by this seasonal darkness that envelops the Northwest during what’s meant to be “the most wonderful time of the year.” They have a term for this …

Miscellaneous Metaphors

You can see tiny plant parasites dwelling in it. While it appears harmless and non-threatening to the growing plant, the hidden parasites continue to wreak havoc day by day, until the leaves are all chewed up. Have you ever gone cherry picking? I haven’t, literally.  Cherry picking what to believe …