Saturday, December 26, 2015

Cherry Blossoms In December



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"Cherry Baby, It's cold outside. 
Save your blooms for spring.
The Autumn Flowering Higan Tree 
blossoms will make December sing." 

-Rick Burnett Baker  


Mild autumn and winter temperatures in Western New York have everyone a titter.  Even the cherry trees. 



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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Last Wash: Deep Thoughts Tumbled Dry



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"Quarters. Soap. Cycle. Rinse. 
Tumble dry.  Life is ritual. 

Closing time is posted, but 
hand written.  Pay it no mind."

-Rick Burnett Baker 






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Photo taken on Lake Ave., Rochester NY 


Sunday, December 13, 2015

Waiting




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"I dare not disturb this 
lonely bench in its solitude. 

An autumn leaf 
came to rest on one corner, 
waiting." 

-Rick Burnett Baker







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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Alive



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alive


look to the 
soul of a forest, 
skull-bone trees -

I swear they 
see me watching, 
my eye to the sky

as the great dying 
falls crimson red 
around my feet. 






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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Lifespans



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collect 


cycle and re-cycle; 
reflect and collect. 

each day is a day
seasons gather, 

and we gather 
different, the same.






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Monday, December 7, 2015

Beyond Limits





"We humans create boundaries 
to set limits.  

Nature lives beyond 
all that fakery."  

-Rick Burnett Baker







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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Believe In Power






"If you believe in the 
power of humans, 

a quiet walk through the woods on 
a cold autumn day will show you 
what power really is."  

-Rick Burnett Baker






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