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Eye Wonder:
a visual blog by Nanci Olesen
Eye Wonder is a visual blog. It's a way to communicate commentary and images from (my) everyday life.
The latest blog is below, posted on December 6, 2024.
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Blog 45: Full moon. Howl ! Eat carrots.
The full moon beckons us to be funky and keep trying. Truly.
Nanci Olesen
Nov 30, 20201 min read
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Blog 44: Remember YESvember.
Paddles cracking the ice, learning letters, trying. Light a candle.
Nanci Olesen
Nov 21, 20201 min read
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Blog 43: Soup brings joy. Be resilient. Vote.
Share soup. Give love. Keep swimming through it. Vote (to heal).
Nanci Olesen
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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Blog 42: Art helps. Build fluency. Vote.
Leaves are crisply tired, and we gather strength. Freezing cold swims keep us fluent.
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Oct 16, 20201 min read
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Blog 41: Speak truth. Swim cold. Love always.
Vote for the future. The root of the root is the sky of the sky.
Nanci Olesen
Oct 8, 20201 min read
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Blog 40: Big Lake. My children. Focus.
Our children return to visit and reflect. The big lake inspires. Keep swimming.
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Sep 26, 20201 min read
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Blog 39: Exercise. You're Right. Vote early. Boat often.
Paddle to the see (of change). Fear the burn... seek the truth. Keep moving.
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Sep 18, 20201 min read
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Blog 38: Swimming and stubbornly hopeful in Minneapolis
Hang on with stubborn responsibility... to help create the goodness. Keep swimming.
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Sep 4, 20201 min read
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Blog 37: What (namas) day is it? Buds emerge.
The cardinal sings cheerily and we believe in habits. Sour is the dough. Listen carefully.
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May 4, 20201 min read
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Blog 36: Hope over Fear. And Equanimity. Even in the winter grey.
It feels like winter has been here forever. And there's more to come. Stay focused. I found equanimity (yay). And how about hope over...
Nanci Olesen
Feb 17, 20201 min read
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Blog 35: Deep winter is here. Be generous.
2020 has a vision, right? Be kind, for starters. Show your work and keep trying.
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Jan 13, 20201 min read
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Blog 34: Candles on their heads, singing before dawn. "Eye" see.
One of my daughters and her boyfriend came home to cook and sing and talk. We celebrated the old Swedish thing of singing before dawn...
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Dec 18, 20191 min read
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Blog 33: Rubato at home, in YESvember.
I have become entranced with Cécile Chaminade. Home is where the Rubato is. Might as well call it YESvember, especially in these times. ...
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Nov 2, 20191 min read
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Blog 32: Redstone and the fire of an idea. Durango and Barbie.
I paddled with one of my daughters through Labyrinth Canyon, reading ancient brilliance. I met my old best friend in Denver. I marveled...
Nanci Olesen
Oct 17, 20191 min read
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Blog 31: The arctic, on a tightrope
I got a round tuit. Keep your (arctic) heart on the tightrope.
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Sep 25, 20191 min read
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Blog 30: The days slip by
Farewell, dear summer. Hello to fall. Hold each day like a precious gem.
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Sep 4, 20191 min read
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Blog 29: Echo of humble simplicity
I visited one of my daughters in Vienna. She showed me the echo. I jumped in Rainy Lake. I am sometimes embarrassed by my emotions. ...
Nanci Olesen
Jul 17, 20191 min read
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Blog 28: Cross Hatching Toward the Future.
Here I am, in the rain and wind. Trying cross hatching. A beautiful arrangement of crab apple blossoms on the dining room table. So...
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May 18, 20191 min read
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Blog 27: SPRING: A perpetual astonishment. And....leave your phone at home. For real.
Oh yippee! This appears in the Outdoor Section of the Star Tribune, Friday, April 19. People. Hold the newspaper in your hands. And...
Nanci Olesen
Apr 19, 20191 min read
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Blog 26: The turquoise ocean speaks for itself. Marveling at the age of reason.
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer...
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Mar 27, 20191 min read
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