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Morgan Barrett
Dec 13, 20235 min read
A winter garden reverie under the full moon
As I tried earnestly to become one with my couch, my pounding head and I were summoned out from under the warmth of the blanket and into...
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Morgan Barrett
Dec 1, 20234 min read
Love is the Way We Live on the Land
Love is particularly the way we live on the land when all signs of life have gone underground; when most find her unlovable, inhospitable—lo
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Morgan Barrett
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Where My Heart Beats
Folklore played through the speakers as I drove west down the gravel road with the twins in tow, bringing fall to mind, making me yearn...
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Morgan Barrett
Jul 5, 20228 min read
How I Started a Prairie Restoration Project
Once I learned there was actually spectacular nuance in this apparently monotonous landscape, I was intrigued, bewildered, enchanted.
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Morgan Barrett
Jun 21, 20224 min read
Midsummer's Eve
Tomorrow is the Summer Solstice — June 21st, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Morgan Barrett
May 2, 20225 min read
Through the Picture Window
Today it is a scene of peace. Tomorrow it may be one of black clouds, pounding rain or tearing winds. That is the way Kansas is.
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Morgan Barrett
Mar 7, 20223 min read
Winter reflections and yearning for spring
Today, it’s hard to imagine this ground bursting with life, as I know it will be in just a few short weeks.
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Morgan Barrett
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Day Rise
Stratus clouds
framed in the airplane window
wearing the pink hues
of the sunrise
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Morgan Barrett
Jun 17, 20196 min read
It's National Pollinator week! Let's talk about what we can do to help pollinator plants and insects
Pollinators are facing a major decline due to human activity and harmful farming, landscaping, and maintenance practices.
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Morgan Barrett
May 15, 20196 min read
How to Make Your Yard More Eco-Friendly
It's time to change our idea of what a beautiful lawn and garden is. Perfectly manicured outdoor spaces require damaging practices and harmf
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Morgan Barrett
May 3, 20196 min read
Shinrin-yoku | Forest bathing
Last fall I read a book called Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness by Dr. Qing Li. It was my toilet read (I...
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