It was a somewhat painful week on the nature trails with many close calls. Amazingly I performed moves I didn’t know my body was capable of saving myself from falling to the ground after losing my balance on a hill while capturing my first flower photos of the season. Another red-winged blackbird bounced off my…
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Too bad introverts don’t hang out together more often because then I might have discovered prior to this week that there is a National Introverts Week. Thought I would share some of my favorite introvert moments from the week, beginning with a solitary great blue heron finding a lone branch within the very busy rookery.…
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Don’t really know why when the temperature goes from zero to sixty in a few days that it isn’t as exciting as flooring it after a green light in a fast hot rod, but trust me it really isn’t. Started the week with a freezing mini snow storm that had Harper looking to the sky…
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It was suppose to be a peaceful morning on the nature trails, but instead of those wonderful winter mornings of solitude just hanging out with the birds along the trails we were reminded that it’s that awful time in Michigan where everyone decides in March it’s time to leave their homes after a long winter…
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It’s wonderful to see the family stubbornness trait going strong in the next generation, but after months of my niece saying she would not join me for a morning walk at the park until the temperature was higher than her age, I was thrilled this week to have the stars align. I still have no…
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‘Tis the season to be jolly and while for some that means they would rather be baking, I prefer avoiding the kitchen and enjoying magical holiday moments with my niece at our favorite bakery. Plenty of laughter and Christmas songs on the radio as we speculate about what delicious holiday surprises we could talk ourselves…
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During the week I randomly find myself meditating on something insightful to share, but for the life of me somehow I occasionally forget the deep thoughts by the time I write about the week. It’s that time of year to hope that Santa has received my Christmas letter wishing for a cool Yellowstone T-shirt from…
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With the changing seasons, shorter days and ongoing pandemic, I’ve been thinking about the topic of adjustment this week and, it’s official, my adjustment meter has broken! After what feels like a record-setting decade of adjustment, the broken adjustment meter has led to an effort to embrace a mindset of choosing to accept and let…
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I’m not sure if it’s due to tv commercials or the billions of TikTok dance videos out there, but some days I feel a little left out that I’m not dancing while I cook, walk the trails or when I’m feeling “Fancy Like” Applebees. Amazingly this week, I could join the dancers of the world…
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CIMPLE - A Curious Introvert's Musings & Photos about Life and Enjoyment 