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"There is a road, no simple highway / Between the dawn, and dark of night" ~from "Ripple" on The Grateful Dead's 1970 American Beauty album "I go walkin', after midnight, out in the moonlight, just like we used to do" ~from "Walkin' After Midnight" by Alan Block and Don Hecht, hit single recorded in 1957 by Patsy Cline Recently, our daily walking schedule was disrupted by extreme heat and poor air quality from wildfire smoke. As an important part of our routine, we felt its absence. We...

"These are days to remember / when May comes rushing over you, with desire / to be part of the miracles you see, in every hour / you'll know it's true, that you, are blessed and lucky / it's true, that you, are touched by something, / that will grow and bloom, in you." ~10,000 Maniacs, "These Are Days" Spring has fully sprung, and the living is easier, if not easy, and colorful. Mint is growing wildly out of control and ready to brew for our favorite hot weather drink, meadow tea sweetened...

"To all the birds, from the smallest to the largest, we send our joyful greetings and thanks." ~from Robin Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. A year ago, we wrote about lessons we had learned from the birds in Bird Lessons 101. This past year, we learned more lessons from bird-watching excursions and observations, during our music travels and daily lives, and we would like to share them with you here. Dean birdwatching with Mom at Egan's Creek on Amelia Island From the Carolina Wren: come with...