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There's an awful lotof local pressureformy next bookto be aboutacow.
Mm.
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(Coming September 3, 2013)
This is the newest book, out in a few weeks.  
The title floated in my head as I woke one day two years ago, although I did not recognize it as a title. It was merely a phrase, insistent enough that it stuck with me through the morning.  The following day, it appeared again as I awoke, and later that day after a nap, again: "the boy on the porch."  A few days later, again.  And again.  And again.
Okay, okay, okay.  I will write to find out about the boy on the porch!

Fan mail with illustrated envelopesmakes me smile.

Why don't more of usindulge in this art?

Maybe you will send a letterto someone todayand decorate its envelope
Mm?
xx

Late afternoon lightmid-coast Mainethe air so clear

Owl's Head
You want to step in that waterandclimb on those rocksdon't you?
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Summer:  Maine
The flowers have erupted
all the more appreciatedafter the browns and grays of winter

the colors so rich and purethe petals intricate and lushorpure and simple

Nothing we create is as perfectbutwekeep attempting. . .

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but

what a high barnaturesets
andI'll bowto that
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Spring almost summerin this Maine coastal town:
blooming rope
!
I didn't need rope, but this display made me wish I did. I stood there for a long time admiring the colors, wondering what I might use some for.  I couldn't decide.
When I joined my husband at the checkout, I saw that he had chosen a length of red and yellow rope.  
"What's it for?"
"Dunno.  Something."
Love that length of rope. Not sure why.
xx

Love that dad.
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At our last housea squirrel visited each morningpausing to check out what I was doing
Here in Mainea bright red cardinal visits
such a beautiful flash of brillianceagainst all the lush green.
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Inside and Outsidein Maine
SometimesI need to take a break fromwords.
If I tried to describe this photoI would ruin it.
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Meet Joe (left) and Cream (right)brother and sister
They're three feet talland beloved by our grandchildrenand me
Some people seem surprisedthat we brought them alongwith us when we moved recently
What?How could we not?
When I am old and ailingI want these two nearby.
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