Outside

"We need the tonic of wilderness." -Henry David Thoreau
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Three Lanes

"I don't know why the jumping people need so much space." -a lap swimmer at the pool complains about the old ladies water aerobic's class.

Hope I'm jumping with I'm in my 80s...

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Amazing Athletics

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Flopsy Mospsy

"A small, weak animal should have a good strong name." -a line from my latest Inside Columbia article, about house rabbits. This little guy's name is Thor.

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O'K

"That first summer I spent in New Mexico, I was a little surprised that there were so few flowers. There was no rain so the flowers didn't come. Bones were easy to find, so I began collecting bones." -Georgia O'Keefe.

Finally made it to the Georgia O'Keefe museum on Friday -- a wonderful space.

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Curious

"Being a vegetarian in prison is like being a whore in church. Everybody looks at you funny, but they all want to ask questions in private." -Charlie Engle, of Running the Sahara fame (although clearly he's found other ways to make himself known since then).
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Popcorn Tree

"Nature is not a place to visit, it is home." -Gary Snyder

View from our porch. Spring is here!

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