Tag Archives: nature

Freeform Friday: Of hope and spring and feathered things

They say that scents trigger memories more intensely than any other sensory experience, but I find that sounds are often at least as evocative. There is, for instance, a certain birdcall that transports me instantaneously to other seasons and another time. It is a call with the two long, descending notes. When I hear that [...]

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The transformative magic of snow

Welcome to off-topic Thursday – a little something to get you through the end of the week. Enjoy!  When you are a child, there are few things more magical than snow. It has the power to transform the landscape, stop time, and make the whole world sparkle. Usual routines are pulled apart thread by thread [...]

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