Tamara Willems
April 18, 2025
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#aprilshowers, #bloodroot, #inthiswritersgarden, #springshowers, #toyouthisday, #writelife
And so today,I notice the bloodroot has begun tobloomand I forget to get my snapof this place and thistime and then the rain beginsfollowed soon afterby flashes andbooms when it finishes, or so it appearsthe sun breaks throughonce againeven a…
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Tamara Willems
April 16, 2025
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#beinggentlekindness, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #noticelife, #spring, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Sitting quietly in my chair by the window,outside the sky turns itselffrom a dull, blustery, overcastgreyto a beautiful bluewhite billowy clouds sailingand sunshine beaming throughI had a phone appointment scheduled this morningand soI sat, baited of breathready, and silently rehearsinguntil…
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Tamara Willems
April 4, 2025
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#gardens, #inthiswritersgarden, #measaflower, #moss, #spring, #springsprings, #toyouthisday, #writelife
As the sky begins to brightenon a beautiful morning,through the window, I am once again watchinga robinour resident harbinger of spring like thingstoday’s beauty is gatheringa great beak-full of grasses and twigsit scritches through gardensin searchyesterday, a squirrel in the…
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Tamara Willems
March 28, 2025
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#beingkindness, #hearts, #imforthebirds, #inthiswritersgarden, #noticelife, #robins, #spring, #toyouthisday
This morning I watch a robinas he/she walks alongin the gardena very hopeful sort of birdushering in the certain signsof springthe joy of spotting crocusesand a multitude of green sproutsthe robin then takes a stop at the small pondI watch…
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Tamara Willems
March 8, 2025
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#inthiswritersgarden, #measaflower, #toyouthisday, #womensday, #writelife
Today at the gas stationwhile my husbandfillsa car drives in,and as it passes, I thinkto myselfthat looks almost like my Aunt Maureenfrom there, thoughts wanderandweavehow really lovely she washow, I always thought of herascomfortespecially, when wrapped in her armsand… I…
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Tamara Willems
February 21, 2025
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#4nations, #fortheloveofthegame, #hockeynight, #howwedo, #inthiswritersgarden, #morningdoves, #ohcanada, #peacetalks, #writelife
Yesterday in the gardenten to twelve pairsof dovesnestled in the cedar, in the spruceunder the feedersand isn’t thisa pleasant sightseems we may be hosting some kindpeacesymposiumhere this morning, crowdsstill gatherin sunshine, under skiesmostblue vastly appreciating the importanceof any and allsigns…
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Tamara Willems
February 17, 2025
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#4nations, #beingkindness, #ettyhillesum, #hockey, #noticelife, #puzzles, #snowdays, #theworld, #toyouthisday, #winter, #writelife
Yesterday begins,quite snowy, and a littleblowyreports of winter storm warningsfeel,as most language these daysslightly overblownlooks to me, just like winteradmittedly, much more winterthan we have had for several yearsalthough from here, as I read aboutlosses of habitats, and lowering water…
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Tamara Willems
February 9, 2025
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#bunnies, #howareyoukeeping, #inmyfebruarygarden, #inthiswritersgarden, #squirrels, #toyouthisday
The other evening, just about duskI pass by the door, and spotout frontour resident brown bunnythrough the small window, on the stairsI watch bunny-bun-bunnibbling plant stalks left in anunruly garden yesterday, early morningI watch the squirrels make their wayto investigate…
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Tamara Willems
February 2, 2025
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#cultivatepeace, #drtakmak, #feedthebirds, #inthiswritersgarden, #toyouthisday
A couple of nights agoI watched an interview with Dr.Tak Maka Canadian medical researcher, geneticist,oncologist and biochemist(the reader will note here, that I am terribleat relaying details from something I have watchedor listened to, even when I have been completelyfascinated)Dr.…
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Tamara Willems
January 19, 2025
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This morning, looking up throughthe windowmy eyes come to rest on alovely, plumped up morning dovesitting quitepeacefully, as they doon a branch, in thecedar wishing then, as I doto take his picturecapture for a momentthispeaceful being, who appearsas if he…
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