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by John Messeder, Nemophilist & Ecological Storyteller

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Rituals

... measuring the water, adding three precisely-heaped scoops of coffee ground and the time to bring it to a musically boiling beat.My mother’s dad smoked at least two packs of Tarreyton cigarettes a day. Raised three kids and retired after spending much of his life as an electrician for the Massachusetts Transit Authority, helping keep the trolley cars running. He was 80-something when he left us.

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Posted on 2020-07-13Categories Climate, EnvironmentTags coffee, percolator, rituals, Smokey Bear, smoking, tobaccoLeave a comment on Rituals

Letter from the wild side

Red-tailed hawk hunting for dinner among the cattle.A reader emailed me this week to report on some wild goings on around his home. He chose the place, he said, after seeing pheasants and deer on the land, and “too many species of birds … to list.” he said. Continue reading Letter from the wild side

Posted on 2020-03-16Categories EnvironmentTags red-tailed hawks, rituals, SpringLeave a comment on Letter from the wild side
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