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Category Archives: impatience

Off Kilter

change of seasons, fall, impatience, time, UncategorizedBy Andrea JonesOctober 10, 20176 Comments

Talking to me about his business junket in late September, my husband described watching helplessly as one of his traveling companions, tripped up by someone’s luggage in an airport corridor, executed one of those multi-step forward stagger maneuvers. The fellow fought to regain his balance, throwing his legs out over and again, finally catching himself…

Landscaping in Slow Motion

color, gardening, impatience, wildflowers, wildlife encountersBy Andrea JonesJuly 3, 20175 Comments

Most of the landscaping around here came with the place. Contracting crews working on the house in 2002-03 were flustered that we were such sticklers about maintaining a tight construction envelope around the site, but I’m glad every day we were so insistent. On the south side of the house, native grassland begins about fourteen…

The Slowest Season

change of seasons, impatience, observation, spring, weather, wildflowers, windBy Andrea JonesApril 13, 20152 Comments

That spring doesn’t arrive early here, 8900 feet up in the Colorado Rockies, probably seems self-evident. I’m in the habit of saying that Groundhog Day is a worthless barometer for the changeover from winter to spring, because in my experience winter simply doesn’t end in February. If I adjust my expectations, though, and stop focusing…

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