Daily Practice 212/365

Title: "Contrary opinions"

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Cool, sweet breeze supporting soaring ambitions.

Daily Practice 211/365

Title: "The faintest whisper of a dream"

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cool, moist, swirling: a sharp freshness in the air, new mysteries around every bend

Daily Practice 210/365

Title: "A sign at the cross roads"

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It was peaceful and cool in the woods today, the excited voices from a kids' day camp echoing in the trees. When I came to the cross roads, every direction seemed full of possibilities.

Daily Practice 209/365

Title: "Requiem for a bunny"

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This was the scene waiting for me as I walked across campus into work this morning. Our campus is over-run by rabbits and bunnies, a very vibrant colony that's grown considerably in the past few years. There are times leaving work in the late afternoon when I can see herds of them grazing on the lush grass. Surprisingly, in spite of the easy pickings, we don't see many raptors circling overhead.

None the less, every morning there is an early clean up crew that goes around picking up any carcasses - it's generally agreed that students should not be confronted by the horrors of the life cycle in the wild when making their bleary-eyed way to classes. Apparently this bunny was missed by the crew, or perhaps met an unfriendly predator after the clean up today.

Daily Practice 208/365

Title: "The Visitor"

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Last week I acquired a shadow...two shadows actually. This is a picture of one of my new shadows - Momo, cat detective extraordinaire. Very bold, not worried about being found tailing me - walks between my feet at will, runs after me and past me, meowing a greeting. Very conscientious - never leaves me for a moment if at all possible. But just every other day. Her partner in crime, Appa, takes over on the other days, it's a full time, exhausting job to shadow me so they take it in turns.
 

Today Momo showed off some very impressive sleuthing. My home office is off-limits to kitties, and whenever I enter I make sure no kitty has followed, and close the door firmly. I was in the office early this morning, took the usual precautions and carefully closed the door upon leaving. About a half hour later, I opened the door to go back into the office, and found Momo on the other side of the door (in the office), ready to take her leave. How, I wonder, did she get in?

Momo and Appa are my sister-in-law's cats. She has moved to our magical, mythical island and is staying with us until she gets her feet under her. So I don't know how long I will be shadowed, but in the mean time, I'll have to think up a few tricks of my own to keep Momo sharp.

Daily Practice 207/365

Title: "Lengthening of a dream"

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The distorted proportions of rock paintings and petroglyphs, images of self in the absence of reflections.

Daily Practice 206/365

Title: "Axon Pathfinders"

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She said to me "these flowers are ready to be subjects", and who was I to argue?