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“Dreams of the Oregon Coast“ by | Alex Hinson

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Moonlight at Twilight. 6:05 to 6:15 a.m. 30°, feels like 20° F with 15-20 mph winds from the NW. March 23, 2025 Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT (@dkct25)

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Midnight sun in northern Sweden

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summer days

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Aubade

by Louise Glück

There was one summer that returned many times over there was one flower unfurling taking many forms

Crimson of the monarda, pale gold of the late roses

There was one love There was one love, there were many nights

Smell of the mock orange tree Corridors of jasmine and lilies Still the wind blew

There were many winters but I closed my eyes The cold air white with dissolved wings

There was one garden when the snow melted Azure and white; I couldn’t tell my solitude from love —

There was one love; he had many voices There was one dawn; sometimes we watched it together

I was here I was here

There was one summer returning over and over there was one dawn I grew old watching

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Last evening's sky over the orchard.

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Autumn Walnut Polaroid

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Tuesday May 6th 6:00am on Cove Island

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Clay-Cooked Root Vegetables 

Since potatoes come from the earth, it seems natural to serve them wrapped in it, highlighting their origins and preserving their flavor. Potatoes and clay is not a new pairing, either. It’s likely that this was a common way of cooking vegetables before the days of metal cook pots. Clay also helps neutralize the toxins in certain varieties of potatoes. According to Diane Ackerman in A Natural History of the Senses:

“Some Quechua Indians of Peru subsist largely on potatoes, but because the growing season is so short, they’re often forced to eat only partially ripened ones. Potatoes contain solanine, a bitter toxic alkaloid, but the Quechuas find that if they smear kaolin clay on the potatoes, it masks the bitterness and they don’t get upset stomachs. The kaolin also detoxifies the alkaloids in the potatoes, making them simultaneously tastier and more nutritious.” This dish is called Arcilla de Chaco in the Andean highlands. The clay itself is high in calcium, iron, zinc, and copper and is believed to also have medicinal properties. Archaelogical evidence suggests that the practice of eating clay may have been common in this region for at least 2,500 years, and humans may have learned to do so by watching parrots at the clay licks in parts of Peru. In this area, clay has also been eaten to soothe the stomach and digestive disorders.

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things designed to become more beautiful with wear>>>>

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‘prelude in d-flat major, op. 28 no. 15′ or the ‘raindrop prelude’ by chopin but it’s raining and gently thundering outside. (youtube)

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texture of the sea by vivrelamer

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Fields of Bluebonnets, (1923) /  Bluebonnet Field, (1912)

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Wildflower season is here.

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Sometimes the sunlight sparkling on the lake is reflected on the leaves of this tree. It seems magical every time. Also: birdsong.