Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books
Travel via Stories
Why Is a Cat Not Like a Dog? ~ a poem from a dog’s perspective from the poetry book for animal and nature lovers ‘As Good as Gold‘.
“A cat has a heart-shaped nose above a mouth with piercing teeth,
A cat has paws with soft, pink cushions hiding sharp claws beneath,
A cat has pointy whiskers, to catch running drops of milk
And a tail to play with, a tail that flicks, made of silk.
According to lunar folklore, the full moon of May is the Flower Moon. Between the evening of August 11 2022 and the morning of August 12 we can see the last supermoon of 2022. The next one will rise in August 2023. The side of the moon that faces Earth will be fully illuminated by the sun, because the moon arrives at a position opposite the Sun. This allows the Sun’s light to fully fall on the area of the moon facing our planet. A Full Moon is six times as bright as the Half Moon.
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See the big picture, they say. No, better be detail oriented. Actually no, details weigh us down, considering the overall situation is the way forward, the perspective.
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The boy broke his run at the entrance to the park and, panting heavily he leaned forward, hands on nobly knees. A trickle of sweat ran down his ripe cheeks; another drop just missed its show, landing in the dirt. The boy watched as his breath stirred the sand at his feet; for an instant, it rolled into tiny balls.
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Much or less is known about Afghanistan and its dangerous landscape. An old Afghan proverb says: ‘There is a path to the top of even the highest mountain.’ Of course there is, and a view to go with it. A history lesson too, I would add.
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