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Erika Riddington – Stone Cold December

“Each year as December approaches,And Earth turns gray, stone cold,Summer green lush is fadedAnd russet–brown overtakes gold,I’m not perplexed or longingfor that chroma, or sweet fruit that has been,But I do still revel in the fresh and beauteous.I do not wish to give upthe lavish gathering in.”-Anonymous I live for a good walk.As stone cold December approaches,Thanksgiving weekend with family is particularly...

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John Aylward – Living Arts: Meditation

Meditation is at the core of so many of the healing arts. It allows us to pay attention to ourselves. It opens up awareness of our body and mind and their interconnectedness. It reveals a way of seeing life that we never knew existed. True healing of physical or psychological trauma can be had through meditation. New levels of being and awareness...

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Erika Riddington – Spooky Wonder

The spooky Wonder of the Natural World   Erika Riddington is a relatively new middle school science teacher, (former landscape architect), currently raising a family with her husband in Arlington, Massachusetts.

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Steven J. Duede – Restive compositions of life

During my years in art I was always interested in painting and photography as a way to convey ideas that were maybe not so obvious to a viewer within what might appear to be obvious imagery. Through texture and colors and patterns more ideas regarding the meaning of the subjects might avail themselves to those of us in the audience, depending on...

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Donna L. Gassie – Garden: Art & Life

Flowers. I love flowers.  The colors. The shapes.  The fragrances.  The shear variety.  And this from a city girl growing up in apartments.  I never experienced many fresh flowers or gardens when I was a kid.  They were exotic and something that occasionally showed up for special occasions. I’m a photographer.  And at some point in my adult life, I became acquainted...

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Krister Allen – Fortnight Idaho

Momentary visual stimulation from the State of 208 – Serious, Quirky, simply Pretty and just plain ‘Challenged’ … Take a moment to look around – ignore your conditioned, often too accustomed, literal interpretations, skew the perspective and simonize your neurotransmitters. I will post them as I see them … apologies in advance if the biweekly synchronicity is not exact – yes, I...

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Todd Maul – Fall Daquiri

We have all had a daiquiri rum, lime and sugar. It is one of my favorite drinks. The Daiquiri is a simple yet complex drink and on a hot day what else are you going to drink? and on a cold day…. why not. It is a magical beverage brought into the American consciousness as an aside from  the after effects of the...

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