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Category Archives: Poetry & Other Writings
An Earth Day Poem: Cool Critters
In honor of Earth Day, I have decided to share a poem that I wrote many years ago. It is a clear reflection of my early wonder and awe at the diversity of life. My brother Dan, who plays in a well-known Denver … Continue reading
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Time to Celebrate!
Jump for joy! The impending Yellowfin tuna farm permitted for construction near the mouth of Golfo Dulce has been stopped! As Jorge would say, “Yipy!” In early November SETENA (Costa Rica’s Environmental Secretariat) took decisive action when it ended negotiations … Continue reading
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Native Australia: Our First Trip Down Under
Kevin and I recently returned from Australia. During our two-week sojourn, we stayed along the eastern seaboard, first in Sydney, then Cairns, then Melbourne. We visited spectacular nature preserves, including the Daintree Rainforest and Phillip Island. We dove the Great Barrier Reef. … Continue reading
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Letting Go
When I was a young girl, my mother wrote a beautiful poem. It was a bold, stirring tribute to my coming of age and her words honored our bond even as she fastened wings that would let me fly. Rediscovering the poem many months … Continue reading
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A Visit with an Ancient Tree
“Are you really 1100 years old?” she asked the Oak, her eyes wide with the wonder of it. Yes, whispered the tree. It is true. “Oh please then, tell me what you’ve seen.” And she sat on the sun-dappled earth, … Continue reading
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Choosing sides in this Christmas dichotomy
Mix six cups kindness with three cups tension. Add a half teaspoon expectation and a pinch of resentment for flavor. Bubble in pressure cooker for 25 days. It’s a calamitous recipe! However, as the city once again dons her spectacular … Continue reading
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The Proof is in the Pudding
Here we are at last. After two months working with Jorge on the Osa Peninsula, eighty-two interviews with fishermen and guides, thirty days on the water, and several subsequent months of data analysis, literature reviews and writing, my project report … Continue reading
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Extending Heart and Hand to Our Animal Brothers
We are animals. This is a fact. I’m not talking about the kind of we-are-animals-yeah-yeah-now-somebody-get-a-shoe-to-squash-that-spider. But rather that swell of recognition that boils up from your gut when you stop to gaze into the inky wells of another creature and … Continue reading
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Excerpt from my 2008 newspaper series, Underwater Ballet
“Dawn broke soft and gray with a captivating hint of the Hawaiian bouquet—plumeria, ginger flower, nana-honua and orchids—swaying in my head like a slow, sensual hula. White frothy curls marked the ocean’s edge and all along the beach, tiny crabs … Continue reading
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Brooke’s Cyber Expedition: Blogs for Friends of the Osa
I’ve been writing special posts for Friends of the Osa’s new bi-lingual blog site, which can be read in either English or Spanish. My newest posting is a story about Humpback whales inside the gulf: http://osaconservation.org/blog/789/golfo-dulce-hotspot-for-humpbacks/, and my first contribution was an introduction … Continue reading
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