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Basking in the sun on the deck with the dogs
sipping strong coffee and scheming on planting season
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It's been a wild season
and we've only just begun
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Ghosts
Damn near every place is haunted, whether ghosts are real or not. Live in a place long enough and you get to know a few. There’s not much of a shoulder…
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February is the longest shortest month
I am exhausted I close my eyes and try to ground myself by feeling my body sinking into the earthThanks for reading On the Oxbow! Subscribe for free to…
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Napping with dogs on a snowy day
My therapist recently tasked me with something so simple that I was immediately skeptical. She asked me to describe the opposite of anxiety, and I…
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Owls in the water
A friend wrote today about owls. Here is my answer
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The eagles return
I was privileged to welcome summer this year with an incredibly kind and thoughtful circle of near strangers on the banks of the Blackfoot River in…
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I've never been great at commitment
But today, I'm planting trees
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On the Oxbow
Fighting for love and beauty in a crumbling world
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