by MarianBeaman | Aug 24, 2022 | blog, Neighborhood / Environment, popular culture, Uncategorized
Have you had trouble commenting on my blog lately? One blogger suggested this work-around: If you use the back arrow after the error message appears, fill in your email address and name again. Then your comment should go through, and WordPress will...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 2, 2022 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Neighborhood / Environment, Quotations, Reflection, Uncategorized
If you arrived here harried and harangued, or feeling hollow. . . . YOU ARE INVITED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. . . . . . to contemplate Frost’s Stopping by a Woods on a Snowy Evening. This rendition features a Lego character with a German-speaking narrator: ...
by MarianBeaman | Nov 10, 2021 | blog, Literature, meditation, neighborhood, Neighborhood / Environment, Quotations, Reflection, Uncategorized
Saturday Morning Ducks land hard on lake A chorus of feathered brown White bubbles remain ~ October 8, 2021 Stalky chalk-white bird Balancing on two brown legs Constantly startled ~ January...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 31, 2021 | blog, Education, Gratitude, meditation, Neighborhood / Environment, Tips, Uncategorized
7 Lessons Learned from the Coronavirus Pandemic 1. Family Matters More Than We Realized Need I say more? 2. We have Unleashed a Revolution in Medicine “One of the biggest lessons we’ve learned from COVID is that the scientific...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 3, 2021 | blog, book review, meditation, Neighborhood / Environment, Quotations, Uncategorized
Do Birds Smell? Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year? Can robins “hear” worms? Bird expert David Sibley answers frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often in What It’s Like to be a Bird. In a large-format volume displaying...
by MarianBeaman | Aug 12, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, meditation, neighborhood, Neighborhood / Environment, Nostalgia, Quotations, Reflection, Tips
A breeze brushes my face as I walk through our neighborhood. Homes in the early morning sit politely on manicured lawns, some with pulsing arcs of water irrigating the grass. Here and there, crepe myrtle trees tout torches of fuchsia, lavender, or cream. I spot a fire...
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