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Happy Thanksgiving 2025
Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving to all. I thought I’d try an acrostic to celebrate the holiday and share a few highlights of my year.
Hiking - I was fortunate this year to get out on many wonderful hikes: Yellow Aster Butte, Summerland, and Marmot Pass in the Cascades; Jack’s Peak near Carmel, CA, and the Michinoku Coastal Trail in Japan. I feel blessed and privileged and lucky to have enjoyed these lovely places.
Agelaius phoeniceus - In case you wondered, this is the scientific name of the Red-winged Blackbird. Agelaius comes from the Greek for flocking, in reference to large gatherings of…
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