Category Archives: paying attention

Cannibal Coop Community: It can work.

Posted on September 12, 2007 by randomyriad

In Texas, 12 species of normally cannibalistic spiders have banded together to create a 200 foot web over a pond rife with mosquitoes. They are sharing anchor lines and showing signs of prosperity. Entomologists have rushed to study this outrageous … Continue reading →

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The Color of White Paper

Posted on September 11, 2007 by randomyriad

“And the end of all our explorings will be to arrive where we started and know it for the first time.”     T. S. Elliot I found this today and thought of the end of a David Byrne film “True … Continue reading →

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Ingrid Bergman Roses

Posted on September 7, 2007 by randomyriad

These roses are named Ingrid Bergman. The deer eat most of them, but they left these. When they are buds they are a deep wine color. When they open the red is so intense that even on a cloudy day … Continue reading →

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Two Random Observations In an Otherwise Lost Day

Posted on September 3, 2007 by randomyriad

This Morning As I Came Downstairs From the top of stairs I saw the shadow of the bird outside the warped glass window next to the front door. The bird was flinging itself, thump-thump, at the glass in an irregular … Continue reading →

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Dark Eyes and the Chicken Dance

Posted on September 1, 2007 by randomyriad

Today during the lunch break at our training today, I walked down the street with my friend and colleague who is a lovely woman from India. She has great dark eyes that grow moist when we talk of children we … Continue reading →

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