Winter Solstice
December 21st the official start of winter. It is the shortest day and longest night and signals the beginning of the difficult road...
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Bruce Siebold
Dec 1, 20191 min read
Whispered Goodbye
Far above Eighty Acres the rotund moon marched across the night sky. Just as the sun was about to chase it away, the moon seemed to pause...
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Bruce Siebold
Nov 24, 20191 min read
Temptation
The black snake softly hissed to me as I walked by the Eighty Acres cherry tree. I stopped and gazed into the snake's deep and empty inky...
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Bruce Siebold
Nov 10, 20191 min read
Turn The Page
The story of the crab apple tree began this spring when it awoke with an explosion of red and pink blossoms. Bees and butterflies were...
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Bruce Siebold
Nov 3, 20191 min read
The Battle
Each evening the battle between light and dark begins and each time the sun loses. But the sun is very proud and somewhat vain and often...
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Bruce Siebold
Oct 27, 20191 min read
The Clothes Line
The clothes line that so often holds bedsheets, flannel shirts, denim jeans, cotton blouses, and strategically hidden undergarments, now...
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Bruce Siebold
Sep 29, 20191 min read
Wake Up!
I dream I am lost in a sea of gossamer. A shrouded world without direction, and I pray for a lighthouse to steer my direction home. Far...
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Bruce Siebold
Sep 15, 20191 min read
A Special Day
Today I will sit quietly in the sunflower garden. Mindful of my deep breathing, I will bring sunshine into my lungs and soon my heart...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 14, 20191 min read
Run Away Tomorrow
I was born in May and weighed 15 pounds. Since that time I have really grown, but mom continues to keep me stashed away in some tick...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 23, 20191 min read
The Bench
Near the heart of Eighty Acres you will find a bench. It was not a complicated building project. Simply an old picnic table board nailed...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 9, 20191 min read
The War!
Mention the word dandelions to someone and you will generally receive a visceral reaction. Each year homeowners spend huge amounts of...
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Bruce Siebold
May 19, 20191 min read
The Toad Story
Once upon a time there lived a very handsome green toad on Eighty Acres. But he was a lonely toad, and had often heard the story of a...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 28, 20191 min read
PINK MOON?
A full moon in April is often referred to as a "pink moon," I was up early to capture this photo of the setting moon, but came away...
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Bruce Siebold
Mar 31, 20191 min read
MY BEST MAN
My younger brother was my best man at our wedding, but the fog has captured his mind and he now resides in a memory care unit. A...
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Bruce Siebold
Mar 24, 20191 min read
THE BATTLE
Each dawn and dusk the battle between day and night takes place. From east to west, each side struggles for control. Each side knowing...
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Bruce Siebold
Mar 10, 20191 min read
MOVE OVER!
Due to the deep snow and cold temps deer are exploring every type of food source available. Pictured above are an adult doe and yearling...
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Bruce Siebold
Mar 3, 20191 min read
HOPE FOR TOMORROW
A brutal February blizzard with twelve inches of snow and wind gusts up to 40mph pounded Eighty Acres. Drifts made the roads impassable...
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Bruce Siebold
Feb 20, 20191 min read
STORY UNTOLD
Upon an trail on Eighty Acres, I discovered scattered woodpecker feathers. I stopped, knelt and tried to piece together this woodpecker's...
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Bruce Siebold
Feb 10, 20191 min read
SHED HUNTING
Each winter whitetail bucks shed their antlers. It's then I become a shed hunter on Eighty Acres. During the early spring, I spend...
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Bruce Siebold
Feb 3, 20191 min read
FINDING EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY
How often have we walked past a simple pinecone laying upon the ground? Why do we become blind to the beauty in the ordinary? Next time...
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