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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Haumoana Beach
Today is going to move fast! My favourite kind of day. But I will introduce you to the beach at Haumoana before I go. To get to the beach we run along the Mississippi Bridge. It has been named this for as long as I can remember. These two shots were taken last night before…
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The Last Sunset
My son called me an East Coaster yesterday! When I lamented that I had never seen the moon set on the West Coast! The sun sets at 5.30 pm. The moon sets at 8.15pm. Huh. I said. You are such an East Coaster, he said. I was born where the sun rises I lamented as…
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Decay Time
Do you remember? The sound of the sounds as they drift away. Decay Time. The half life. In a theatre, the audible decay time might be several seconds, whereas in a small room, it could be much shorter. In my mind it is forever. Now I begin to capture those whispers of sound and file…
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Image Free again
How was your day yesterday? I am totally recovered and quite the box of birds. I got tons done yesterday! I also made a TKG Take Ten yesterday. For My Tenners. Most of whom come from within The Fellowship – and word is spreading slowly. Slowly is the thorough way to build a new project…
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There is Good News and Bad News
Wednesday here in New Zealand and I am beginning to rise up out of the fog of Damn Covid. Covid is SO TUESDAY. Yet here we are. When I first got Covid (on Sunday), (forty first time ever), I thought oh yay. Isolation! No interruptions to my writing. I am not home. (I am travelling…
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Stalled by Covid
Not me. I am fine. But Covid arrived uninvited into the little house on the hill in Wellington yesterday. (Well probably days before that but it showed its face yesterday). It has presented as a mild cold for the wee boy in question. I am fine. Healthy. And tested negative. But am waiting here to…
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