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#ARichLife Day 23: #Boots - still one of my fave Mary Oliver poems.

This was a nice collection of poetry and two Essays about nature, and more specifically various species of birds. I enjoyed most of them, but my favorite was “Wild Geese“

My only criticism is reading through her second essay about finding an injured gull, and instead of taking it to a wildlife facility or the vet, she and her partner started caring for it. It isn't what you fo with injured wildlife. You don't keep them as pets.

These days, a gentle poem in the morning is just what I need. 🍃 Mary Oliver is just right.

#MayMontage Day 25: “Maybe Death Isn‘t Darkness After All, But So Much Light Wrapping Itself Around Us” #Dark.
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“To pay attention, this is our endless / and proper work.”

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#poetrymatters

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#poetrymatters (And so do owls. And geese.)

#wings #poetrymatters @LazyDays

Mary Oliver is the gold standard for nature writing and poetry. Such a lovely collection. #naturewriting #poetry #essays

(Image is an excerpt from the poem “Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond”)

I'm not a big poetry person but I really like Mary Oliver. Her simple reflections about nature are so beautiful. Her works always make me feel like taking a walk in the woods.

Relaxing after a long day! Drinking some sinus tea to hopefully stave off a cold my little first graders have shared.

This is for @vivastory ! We saw some beautiful rescued animals, including Florida panthers, black bears, and OWLS today at the local wildlife sanctuary. I couldn't get a photo to do them justice, but we also got to see a very cute Pygmy owl who thought he was a human because he had been raised (poorly) as a family pet. PSA: Don't feed or capture your local wildlife!