Category Archives: Nature

The 17 Year Itch

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Liza Blue

For the past 17 years Joe had rarely looked at himself in the mirror.  For a while he had stopped on the way to work every morning to get a shave, but he eventually abandoned this indulgence and just grew … Continue reading →

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Life at the Bottom

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Liza Blue

For the past three years, I have had the great privilege of working in a home office that overlooks several hundred acres of prairie.  As I gnash my teeth over the struggles of my professional life, I can look up … Continue reading →

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A Piece of Myself

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Liza Blue

It has been almost two years since my parents died and we cleaned out the house, but I still have a few boxes of random mementos sitting here in my office.  Every month I have promised myself to do the … Continue reading →

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Oh So Clever

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Liza Blue

When I think of the word “clever” I think of a particular kind of intelligence, one that implies a problem solver, i.e. the ability to find an efficient work-around for an obstacle.  Additionally, the work-around typically involves a fresh approach, … Continue reading →

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They Suck

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Liza Blue

I have concluded that the first step in facing an irrational feel is to go to the internet.  You not only have immediate knowledge – the universal antidote to fear – but you will also have easy access to others … Continue reading →

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Tick Season

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Liza Blue

We have now almost completed a full year at our new home on the Middlefork prairie.  One of the true pleasures is a greater appreciation of the year’s cycles.  The movement of the setting sun across the horizon and the … Continue reading →

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Just Another Golden Sceptre

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Liza Blue

About 25 years ago, the entire United States appeared to be caught up in King Tut mania, and Chicago was no different.  The Art Institute of Chicago was host to a traveling Tut exhibit, and the lines stretched around the … Continue reading →

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The Warm Spot in the Lake

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Liza Blue

I am a Midwestern girl who spent her vacations fearfully swimming in the fresh water lakes of the upper peninsula of Michigan.  Bobbing in a boat offshore, the surface water was a rich dark blue, but beneath the color quickly … Continue reading →

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