I felt the same thing I did when I was young seeing the mother mouse and her babies in the beehive, sorry for their utter vulnerability in the world, admiring their small softness, and frankly, their cuteness...
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AROUND THE FARM: the little things
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FRESH OFF THE PAGE: new friend
then all was still; and we found, on the unending road, we were not alone; we walked instead, side by side...
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Clark to the Vet: Helping Others, Helping Myself
Maybe it was the nurse in me, too, I realized. That even though I was facing a stressful and difficult moment, I could put aside my own worries and fears to try and help someone else through theirs.
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THROUGH MY LENS: going on safari
Yesterday I played in the pond just like I did when I was little. Before work I took my fishing pole, a net and a bucket out back, feeling like revisiting a childhood activity I …
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THROUGH MY LENS: Hannah at home
I'd seen a little brown puppy the day before, taken her out and played with her. She had run around me in circles, getting dizzier by the moment. Having adopted so many animals from shelters in my life, I thought a pet store was the last place I'd ever get a dog. But in the end, all those animals need homes, too, I realized.
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THROUGH MY LENS: hide and seek
Maybe they speak to something we are all craving, a kind of old-fashionedness an owl reminds us of...
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Doug the dog, and Father’s Day
Doug was smart and handsome and a bit rough around the edges. People often crossed to the other side of the sidewalk when they saw him, thinking I had a werewolf on leash or something. But he loved his human family with unfailing devotion.
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AROUND THE FARM: Familiar faces
Yesterday was beautiful, sunny and over 70 degrees. I spent some time taking pictures of all the critters I discovered on my walk.
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AROUND THE FARM: video, morning on the porch
If you listen over the sound of the wind, you can hear woodpeckers pecking and birds singing...
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AROUND THE FARM: Video capturing the bees a-buzzing, in slo-mo
With maple trees, pussy willows and many other spring plants finally blooming, the girls were very much out and about looking for food...
