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At 5:15, I’m startled by the...

By Dave Bonta | Published November 8, 2011 at 8:44 am

At 5:15, I’m startled by the dark sky, the closeness of the stars. At daybreak, seven deer stand within a stone’s throw of the porch.

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By Dave Bonta | Published January 21, 2010 at 9:08 am

How is it the stars, glittering as brightly as I’ve ever seen them, can begin to fade before the first perceptible lightening of the sky?

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By Dave Bonta | Published February 8, 2009 at 7:19 am

Warm and windy. I’ve been staring at the same dim star for five minutes now. The roaring on the ridge drowns out every other sound.

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By Dave Bonta | Published January 4, 2009 at 6:49 am

So quiet, I could be in the middle of nowhere: nothing but the slow trickle of the stream and the gurgling of my belly. A few faint stars.

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