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Haikusday #90

8/31/2021

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Amid rocky slopes
Waters rush past fastened roots
Resilient tree
Haikusday # 90
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No Observers, Only Participants

8/29/2021

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National Public Lands Day 2015 (21551905810).jpg
By Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington from Portland, America - National Public Lands Day 2015, Public Domain, Link

When I was a kid, I loved to think about how things work.  I distinctly recall being at book fairs and being unequivocally drawn to books about systems.  In a way, the kinds of things I learn and write about here would probably have made child me very proud.  I'd ask for books about how weather works, why volcanoes erupt, what causes earthquakes, and how to measure rainfall and wind speed.  I, for whatever reason, really wanted to know how the world functioned, and enjoyed trying to understand some of the most complex topics I could get my hands on.

What's interesting about that mindset for kid me, though, is that I'd often learn what I wanted to learn and get immediately interested in the next question I could think to ask myself.  Which, honestly, isn't all that surprising thinking that I wanted to learn all this stuff as a kid.  It's like wanting the new shiny toy, but what I wanted was new shiny knowledge.  The result is that I built up a lot a shallow knowledge about how things worked, effectively making myself a bit of a walking encyclopedia.  It was fun to demonstrate that to people, but I found that I was essentially learning a ton of stuff, but never really applying it to anything.

Little did I know, this was the beginning of a narrative for my life up until now.  One that guided how I liked to learn things and shaped my view of the world.  I'd say I'm at the end of my story, but I'm certain my thinking will continue to evolve as time goes on.  It always does.  But I wanted to share this trajectory with you.  After all, I have a feeling my thinking is not unique, and you might see yourself at various points of this journey yourself.

So, let's dive in!

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Haikusday #89

8/24/2021

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​A forest in frame
All branches point center stage
Shocking turn of growth
Haikusday # 89
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Haikusday #88

8/17/2021

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​Coursing stream, a force
Of fervent change, adapting
Forest on wild banks
Haikusday # 88
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Haikusday #87

8/10/2021

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Leveled with the ground
A glade of blades forms around
Forest of grassland
Haikusday # 87
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Haikusday #86

8/3/2021

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​Guardian of old
Dons its armor, time-hardened
Holds at blade's distance
Haikusday # 86
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