Posts Tagged ‘desert’
A tiny Lemon Tree, Part II
A tiny Lemon Tree, Part II In this post: “There is no knowledge that is not power.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Society and Solitude” (1870). I love this quote, but this post is not about it. Another week starts, it feels as if it is suspended in time. There are so many things that are going…
Read MoreA Bonfire in the Desert
A Bonfire in the Desert In this post: Scorpions, snakes, fire, desert glory, sand, and secretive creatures. Also, I might have had MERS in 2018. A long time ago, somebody I knew told me that she only liked to go to places where she could be comfortable. We were talking about camping on the beach,…
Read MoreEl Palito de Limón (A Tiny Lemon Tree)
El Palito de Limón (A Tiny Lemon Tree) In this post: A tiny story about a relentless survivor. With a little help from an unlikely friend, a small lemon tree embodies the definition of resilience. Sitting in our garden like the survivor of an unknown cataclysm, el palito de limón barely clings to life. Under…
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