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Slow to Grow
It was already an active, noisy, and remarkable day in the British Territory of Gibraltar and it was barely 2 p.m. I rode the funicular to the top of the famous rock and spent a fascinating time exploring the Great Siege…
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Pencils in the Trees
Poet and naturalist Mary Oliver developed a lifelong passion to write about the mystical relationship between people and nature. As she walked daily among the trees near her New England home, her creative mind whirred with ideas and half-formed lines of…
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Pulling Over
She was driving along the busy highway, speeding alongside the other cars, many of which were driving even faster than she was. She was almost home when she glanced in her rear view mirror and saw a state trooper several cars…
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Pepper and Jake
Pepper was absorbed in his typical daily activity: lying in the shallow hole he had dug for himself by the back concrete steps. His pepper-black coat was slightly muddy, and his eyes were a little rheumy with age. Our Cocker Spaniel…
