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Author: Julie Starling

Vacation

Vacation

I used to count how many miles I could ride a bike, run or hike. Now I count how many pills I can get down each day. Being an athlete…
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Big Boy Britches

Big Boy Britches

Yesterday, he put his big boy britches on and let the vet poke him in the rib cage with a needle to check on a cyst. Of course it took…
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Even Educated Mosquito Hawks Do It

Even Educated Mosquito Hawks Do It

I never knew our own Nitwit trail could be such a romantic setting. I came across this Mosquito Hawk on the trail and decided to take his photo. Because of…
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Hard Truths

Hard Truths

This month I marks two years since the beginning of my treatment for Lyme disease. I’m astonished how much the body can take. I just finished a six-week course of IV…
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Sunday Bee

Sunday Bee

Sadly it’s not a macro shot. But not bad for a telephoto lens either.
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Run! It’s an Alligator!

Run! It’s an Alligator!

I didn’t take critterology in college, but I think this is a Northern Alligator Lizard. There are many subspecies and it is difficult to identify which one this is. Perhaps…
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Daisies, Not Damocles

Daisies, Not Damocles

I dodged a bullet yesterday. I had an ultrasound to re-check the DVT caused from a PICC line I had in March. The clot had run the length of my…
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