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Monthly Archives: August 2013

In the Midst of Drought

August 24, 2013 · by Chris Bradley | in awareness, birds, hope, landscape, ordinary miracles, secret glories, Texas hill country, trees | 8 Comments

Even in the heat of August and in the midst of drought, a walk along the diminishing creek shares secret glories. This week, here in the Texas hill country, I saw ordinary little miracles. A green kingfisher winged above the creek at my eye-level as I stood on the bank. Turkey gobblers lolled in the […]

Yoga Lesson

August 18, 2013 · by Chris Bradley | in awareness, happiness, human stories, life lessons | 4 Comments

Last week, my doubles partner in pickleball, a man I did not know, turned to me after a rousing rally and grinned, saying with good-humored sarcasm, “So–you’re not competitive, are you?” Me?  Competitive?  It’s been a central theme and conflict for me since second grade when I ran full speed into a tetherball pole while […]

Beyond the Surface

August 9, 2013 · by Chris Bradley | in awareness, butterflies, flowers, human stories | 10 Comments

Something unexpected happens when these two seemingly very similar butterflies, shown above sharing a coneflower in my Texas hill country garden, open their wings. When it unfolds, the one on the left in the photo above reveals through its stained-glass pattern that it is a monarch: The one pictured on the right in the photo […]

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