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    Night Visitor
    Bruce Siebold
    • Jan 9
    • 1 min

    Night Visitor

    While I slept I did not stir as the snow gently fell upon Eighty Acres. For who can hear a snowflake fall? Flake upon flake falling from...
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    The Future Foretold
    Bruce Siebold
    • Nov 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Future Foretold

    In October I sit under the bold leafy umbrella of my spirit tree, seeking refuge and renewal from the noise of everyday life. If I am...
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    Smoke As A Metaphor
    Bruce Siebold
    • Oct 31, 2021
    • 1 min

    Smoke As A Metaphor

    Consider smoke as a metaphor for one's life. Whether it is smoke from a cigarette, camp fire or chimney, what begins in an orderly...
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    A Special Day
    Bruce Siebold
    • Oct 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    A Special Day

    At the end of the this day...there was a hush over Eighty Acres, as shadows and leaves fell and the sun slowly tipped over the earth's...
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    Dahlia's Final Days
    Bruce Siebold
    • Oct 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dahlia's Final Days

    As I turned the calendar page to October, I knew this month will bring the first fall frost and the dahlia's season will end. As usual,...
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    Such A Bargain!
    Bruce Siebold
    • Sep 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Such A Bargain!

    The largest butterflies in North America, the Giant Swallowtails, with their 5-6 inch wing spans, are frequent visitors to Eighty Acres...
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    If I Were A Painter
    Bruce Siebold
    • Sep 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    If I Were A Painter

    If I were a painter, I would paint my life the colors of dahlias. Each day I would begin with a blank canvas and paint with only big,...
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    Never Said Goodbye
    Bruce Siebold
    • Sep 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Never Said Goodbye

    During the past week there was a stillness on the land, and then I realized you had left Eighty Acres and began your long journey back to...
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    Perhaps
    Bruce Siebold
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Perhaps

    In the days ahead, the Fall season will arrive on Eighty Acres. It will be a time when the Earth Mother sends her song birds on their...
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    Neighborhood Bully
    Bruce Siebold
    • Aug 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Neighborhood Bully

    Meet the neighborhood bully, the bald-faced hornet. This aggressive hornet feasts on honey bees, flies, spiders, fruits and flower...
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    Mindful Steps
    Bruce Siebold
    • Aug 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Mindful Steps

    Today I purposefully slowed my pace as I traveled the Eighty Acres trails. For today was not about how far I traveled, rather, what...
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    Maybe?
    Bruce Siebold
    • Jul 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Maybe?

    I wonder why we so often walk past the forest ferns?. Maybe it is because they are shy plants and do not prefer the spotlight in the sun?...
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    Time To Bloom
    Bruce Siebold
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Time To Bloom

    Do not hide your beauty. Unfurl and let me hear your voice. Tell me your story. Your dreams. Your hopes. For much too soon your petals...
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    Watchful Eyes
    Bruce Siebold
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Watchful Eyes

    Under watchful eyes, the mother doe nourishes her young fawn. The fawn will nurse on the protein rich milk 4-5 times each day, growing...
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    Tottering Legs
    Bruce Siebold
    • Jun 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Tottering Legs

    The young fawn's tottering legs couldn't keep pace with her mother's long strides and she stumbled and lay down in front of me on an...
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    Ten Days
    Bruce Siebold
    • May 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Ten Days

    Like an old friend that comes to visit once each year, the crab apple blossoms fill the springtime air with excitement, hope and glorious...
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    Early Morning Richness
    Bruce Siebold
    • May 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Early Morning Richness

    It was early morning and my steps across Eighty Acres were marked by foot prints I left in the heavy dew. It was a quiet, calm morning,...
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    A Peaceful Time
    Bruce Siebold
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    A Peaceful Time

    Another day ends on Eighty Acres as a trio of faceless pines are silhouetted against the evening sky. A peaceful moment to be mindful...
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    Looking Inside
    Bruce Siebold
    • Apr 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Looking Inside

    When a tree is under stress due to insects, bacteria, storm damage or a virus, the tree will protect itself by forming a burl. Some folks...
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    Patience
    Bruce Siebold
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Patience

    After three weeks of being taunted and made to feel helpless by the polar vortex my soul was weary. But then one evening the Earth Mother...
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