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A winter garden reverie under the full moon
As I tried earnestly to become one with my couch, my pounding head and I were summoned out from under the warmth of the blanket and into...

Morgan Barrett
Dec 13, 20235 min read
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Love is the Way We Live on the Land
Love is particularly the way we live on the land when all signs of life have gone underground; when most find her unlovable, inhospitable—lo

Morgan Barrett
Dec 1, 20234 min read
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Where My Heart Beats
Folklore played through the speakers as I drove west down the gravel road with the twins in tow, bringing fall to mind, making me yearn...

Morgan Barrett
Jun 22, 20232 min read
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How I Started a Prairie Restoration Project
Once I learned there was actually spectacular nuance in this apparently monotonous landscape, I was intrigued, bewildered, enchanted.

Morgan Barrett
Jul 5, 20228 min read
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Midsummer's Eve
Tomorrow is the Summer Solstice — June 21st, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Morgan Barrett
Jun 21, 20224 min read
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Through the Picture Window
Today it is a scene of peace. Tomorrow it may be one of black clouds, pounding rain or tearing winds. That is the way Kansas is.

Morgan Barrett
May 2, 20225 min read
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the emergence
the emergence of spring

Morgan Barrett
Apr 29, 20221 min read
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Winter reflections and yearning for spring
Today, it’s hard to imagine this ground bursting with life, as I know it will be in just a few short weeks.

Morgan Barrett
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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Day Rise
Stratus clouds
framed in the airplane window
wearing the pink hues
of the sunrise

Morgan Barrett
Jan 13, 20221 min read
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It's National Pollinator week! Let's talk about what we can do to help pollinator plants and insects
Pollinators are facing a major decline due to human activity and harmful farming, landscaping, and maintenance practices.

Morgan Barrett
Jun 17, 20196 min read
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How to Make Your Yard More Eco-Friendly
It's time to change our idea of what a beautiful lawn and garden is. Perfectly manicured outdoor spaces require damaging practices and harmf

Morgan Barrett
May 15, 20196 min read
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Shinrin-yoku | Forest bathing
Last fall I read a book called Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness by Dr. Qing Li. It was my toilet read (I...

Morgan Barrett
May 3, 20196 min read
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