"Me? I’m not off for anywhere at all.
Sometimes I wander out of beaten ways
Half looking for the orchid Calypso.”
––Robert Frost: An Encounter
December 17, 2018: Orchid Calypso
Phil Knight
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- October 1, 2018: Old White Bird Soaring Still
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- October 29, 2018: Contemplation of Justice
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- September 1, 2018: Oh, Happy Day
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- September 3, 2018: Optimism in Perilous Times
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- September 17, 2018: Life Imitates Art Imitating Life
- September 18, 2018: Afternoon Fishing with his Dog
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- June 1, 2018: Wings of the Wind
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- May 1, 2018: Coming Alive
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