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Get a Grip, Heuer!

Originally, I meant to write about my Trouble with Change. I decided to get a grip instead – let me explain.

Columbia River,…

• Bird Photography, Nature, Psychology
• May 6, 2022
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From Pervasion to Perversion

per·va·sion/pərˈvāZH(ə)n/noun

the process of spreading through and being present or perceived in every part of something. Oxford Languages Dictionary

I wish the sculptures I…

• Art, Politics
• May 4, 2022
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May Day

Yesterday was May 1st, International Labor Day, the traditional day for honoring workers and workers’ movements internationally. It originated, interestingly enough, out…

• Criminal Justice system, Politics, Psychology
• May 2, 2022
• 3 Comments

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Hatched and Hatching

I spent more time than anticipated in the wetlands yesterday, coming home so tired that I had it not in me to…

• Nature
• April 29, 2022
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Plant Blindness

Maybe it was the cold. Maybe the decline in pollinators. The number of wildflowers were sparse. It made finding every single one…

• Nature, Poetry, Science
• April 27, 2022
• 3 Comments

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Earth Day Ruminations

Last Friday was Earth Day. The Oak Island nature trail on Sauvies Island had just opened after its annual 6 months-closure to…

• Nature, Poetry
• April 25, 2022
• 1 Comments

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Who will find Meaning?

Today I want to draw your attention to a superb essay, in ever so many ways. It describes both, the exploration of…

• Bird Photography, Religion
• April 22, 2022
• 4 Comments

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Unintended Consequences

My German readers currently have the opportunity to visit an exhibition called Macht! Licht! at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg. The title is ambiguous…

• Art, Biology
• April 20, 2022
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Heading to Hillsboro

The Oregon Humanities offers a terrific program called Dear Stranger. It is an annual letter-exchange project that connects Oregonians with each other,…

• Art, Culture
• April 18, 2022
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Against the Odds

I was in a foul mood yesterday, raging against the limitations that surgeries have imposed on my life. Just three years ago…

• Science
• April 15, 2022
• 5 Comments