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Friday’s Fresh Five! (5/16/14)
A gust of wind snatches a reprint of a famous painting away from the hands of a tour guide and forces it to tumble end over end across the dusty ground. With the wind behind it, it blows away like a...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (5/30/14)
The juxtaposition of adjacent buildings creates an invitation to admire the scenery. The angles of the walls tease me to look beyond the structures, to scan the snow-dusted mountains. After a moment...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (6/27/14)
Living to evolve and evolving to live, a butterfly’s short life is one of purposeful change. From egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult, the butterfly develops through a process of metamorphosis. The...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (8/8/14)
“Splish, splash, I was takin’ a bath . . .” sings an Acorn Woodpecker as he splashes around in the top tier of my backyard fountain. Goldfinches stop short of landing on the rim once they eye the big...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (9/5/14)
Stealthily, I tiptoe outside with a weapon in my hand. I spot my unsuspecting nemesis, take aim, and rush towards him. I’m armed with a fully loaded Super Soaker that my husband purchased on...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (1/23/15)
Waiting patiently in the gentle breeze, the white hair-like tufts of salsify plants sway to and fro. Suddenly, a perfect gust of wind releases them from their mother plant and they float effortlessly...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (2/13/15)
Oh, we’re going to a hukilau A huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau Ev’rybody loves a hukilau Where the laulau is the kau kau at the big luau Oh, we’ll throw our nets out into the sea And all the ama ama...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (3/20/15)
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Reading this six-word piece of flash fiction, purportedly penned by author Ernest Hemingway, always made me feel sad. Like other people, I wondered about the tragic...
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Spiced Grilled Sweet Potatoes
One sweet potato contains more potassium than a banana. Why is potassium so important? An article in Women’s Health states, “Potassium is a crucial nutrient, playing key roles in muscle strength,...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (7/17/15)
Under silhouettes of tree canopies and a summer sky sprinkled with shooting stars, I swim laps in the dark tranquil water of my pool. My strokes, while unrefined, transport me back and forth, during...
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