Smooth small rocks tumble in waves of ocean, Round black rocks roll like marbles in a jar. Smooth black rocks shine with water and sparkle like stars in a dark silent night. We walked this beach once long ago, three of us, walking and laughing, long ago. We marveled at countless rocks so similar inContinue reading “Sound”
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The Tenacity of Life
Few things in life impress and surprise me more than a plants’ ability to survive extreme conditions. From the ubiquitous dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) sprouting up through a tiny crack in a field of concrete, to a downed tree with one tenacious sprout struggling through contaminated, compacted soil on a construction site up towards the sun;Continue reading “The Tenacity of Life”