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		<title>March 9, 2010</title>
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The willows in the wetlands look ghostly, wrapped in a heavy fog that has settled over Sanctuary.  Recent rains removed much of the remaining snow and yesterday’s first appearance of a red-winged blackbird made spring’s arrival more official than the date on the calendar.  How quickly plants long buried in snow assert themselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 2, 2010</title>
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As I began this, I said to Charles, “I wish I felt better today. . . it would make writing this easier”.  There followed a discussion between us – was I experiencing a sag, perhaps?  More than a dip, surely, and less than a slump?  I think I am in a sag [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 23, 2010</title>
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This morning there were seven red finches in a row on the topmost branch of the plum bush, all facing me and without a clue how lovely they looked in the sunlight. How bright and fine everything appeared for a change!  This was the first day that remained sunny throughout in a very long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 16, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This has been a colorful week.  On Wednesday I received two bags of “packed red cells” and on Sunday, daughter Janna, the twin granddaughters and myself were caught in a “whiteout” on the highway between Seward and Lincoln.  Blue is sure to come soon.

As before, the blood transfusion brought vast relief and as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 9, 2010</title>
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A white sky, snow on the ground, and patient grey tree branches moving in the cold wind define this day. The sharp shinned hawk seems to be constantly on the hunt, keeping the small birds away from the feeders.  I just saw it try for a finch that had tucked itself into the small [...]]]></description>
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