Tag: protection
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Cataclysmic Containment
They watched and waited so long for her to learn to walk, urging her to try harder as she stood and rocked back and forth, squatted down, rose back up, then sat. Her big sister was her biggest cheerleader, telling her she could do it. They’re now rethinking their enthusiasm. Thea was a very fast…
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Hold The Fort
Part of our Colorado family flew in for a riotous weekend of fun and connecting. Beck, at five, isn’t accustomed to being surrounded by literal cousins by the dozens, so it’s been a learning curve for him of living in the loud and intense. He’s done an amazing job of adapting. Part of the fun…
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We Are Family
My two sisters came for a visit, leaving the desert of Tucson for the humid greenery of Orlando. I hadn’t seen them for over seven months, so our reunion was fun–and funny. My little sister had visited a year ago, and I took her to the Orlando Wetlands, 1650 acres of a man-made center for…
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Who’s There For Me?
photo courtesy of John Rogers We’ve seen her the last couple of years. She’s distinct from the other sand hill cranes because of her noticeable limp. She and her mate have stayed in our general location during this time, and we’ve watched each season as one or two chicks come on the scene with them.…
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Protecting What’s Important
Melody has always had a sense of style and design. She used to color coordinate her dad’s outfits because he couldn’t pick a tie or shirt to go with a suit to save himself. She loved her options; she knew some things work better than others depending on the situation. She’s graduated from clothes to…
Tip of My Iceberg 