Video: Spring Swan

Posted on April 30, 2011 by kwilder

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rVpClSjrPk] This Swan, moving through the water on a gray day, reminds me of the capricious way that Spring has unfolded here on Long Island this year. Contradictory, but satisfying, with the beauty being worth the wait. This footage was taken at Southards Pond in Babylon.

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Video: PeaceSmiths, Strawberries, and The Shinnecock Nation

Posted on June 5, 2010 by iwilder

Video and Links to photos from a PeaceSmiths presentation by Matauqus Tarrant of the Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum.

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Photo…Driving home from work: Free show!

Posted on May 6, 2010 by kwilder

KW: I wish I had captured the moment on tape. Though, I did get a photo quick enough. Wanna know what it’s about?…

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Spring video: Let me see what Spring is like on Jupiter and Mars

Posted on April 4, 2010 by kwilder

KW: Feelings spring in my heart, and wanted to share some jazzy, Spring music. What I found were a whole bunch of versions of Fly Me To The Moon on youtube. Fly Me To The Moon: (Only watch if you can vibe on Spring fever…) This is quite silly and fun. “Fly Me To The […]

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Happy Spring! Happy Easter! Happy Passover! and new beginnings…

Posted on April 2, 2010 by iwilder

Two photos: Signs of Spring in Southards Pond, Babylon, Long Island. April 1, 2010.

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The Moon in February

Posted on February 27, 2010 by kwilder

Tonight was not a full moon. A scan of internet sites tells me that the full moon will be on Sunday. (Sun. Feb 28, 2010 at 16:38). Though, tonight’s moon was beautiful and powerful.

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Read when you have courage: Too many shootings and deaths

Posted on November 10, 2009 by kwilder

What should be done about all of these shootings and deaths?

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Today, Sunday, April 5th, 2009…Spring has come to Long Island

Posted on April 5, 2009 by kwilder

A poem about Spring on Long Island

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First Day of Spring: Snow in Long Island

Posted on March 20, 2009 by kwilder

The first day of Spring, and it snowed in Long Island, New York.

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Photos: Fall becomes winter in Long Island, New York

Posted on November 22, 2008 by iwilder

KW: It is Saturday, November 22nd. Winter does not officially begin for about a month. Though, I believe that today was the first ice. Ian and I went for a walk at a park with a lake that is around the corner from our home in North Babylon, Long Island. Ice was starting to form […]

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