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About pathfinder

Artist, Writer

A Season of Change

Posted on October 20, 2011 by pathfinder

It rained all day yesterday and now the wind is blowing.  The gusts pick up leaves and twigs and fling them at the house.  I have yet to turn on the heat.  I suppose I should.  I am amazed when … Continue reading →

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Mice,rats and life

Posted on October 19, 2011 by pathfinder

Barring weather and unforeseen events the wedding happens next weekend.  My daughter sounds a bit tired.  It is hard to maintain the level of excitement that I know she feels when she still has to go to work and  clean … Continue reading →

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The Path We Travel

Posted on October 18, 2011 by pathfinder

I did not post what I wrote yesterday.  It was more suitable for use as an anchor.  It was one of those break-down days. Today, in light of that I decided to provide a list of what I have learned … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Showers

Posted on October 16, 2011 by pathfinder

Life is exhausting for us in the most unexpected ways.  My daughter is in town for a shower in honor of her upcoming wedding.  She is almost giddy with excitement over the upcoming event.   The shower occurred on Saturday … Continue reading →

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the quilt

Posted on October 14, 2011 by pathfinder

The days are beginning to resemble a patchwork quilt, stitched together loosely here and tightly there.   There are bright days and dark days, tears that begin in sorrow and end in laughter and the shake of a head.  Words … Continue reading →

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The way West

Posted on October 13, 2011 by pathfinder

The summer was too dry and sunny this year.  Today it is raining and gray and it suits me.  I remember the only complaint my son ever had about Colorado when he lived there,  was that there were not enough … Continue reading →

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Gaining the Summit

Posted on October 12, 2011 by pathfinder

I  looked up “survivor’s guilt” to see just what it meant.  There are a list of symptoms that together sound pretty ominous.   I have had a few of those feelings though I think mine are mainly attached to a … Continue reading →

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Roads go ever ever on

Posted on October 11, 2011 by pathfinder

              Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea; Over snow by winter sown, And through the merry … Continue reading →

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Peeling an onion

Posted on October 10, 2011 by pathfinder

    I was asked this weekend, “why are you crying?”  The person asking me was a good friend, and well aware of the circumstances of the past few months.   What was not clear to them, from their perspective is … Continue reading →

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What remains

Posted on October 7, 2011 by pathfinder

Words fail thoughts falter time relentless paces on. Memories come some unbidden shoulders  turn away once offered to be cried upon. Grief has a timetable for those not grieving the sadness too much weight for the un-bereaved. The awful truth … Continue reading →

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