Author Archives: J. F. Booth

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About J. F. Booth

I am a writer and educator.

Name That Tune!

OK, I admit it, I’m trying to keep myself connected to the current music scene, and it’s not easy.  I love listening to music, and I try to be receptive to unfamiliar beats, lyrics and instruments.  I can usually enjoy … Continue reading

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Oscar & Opal Osprey are back!

Just a quick update for those of you who may remember my posting on the Naval Academy’s resourceful osprey couple, Opal and Oscar.  (See July 18, 2012) You may remember that the devoted couple has survived hurricanes and “cherry picker … Continue reading

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Patience: Human Nature’s Jewel

  PATIENCE Patience is wider than one once envisioned, with ribbons of rivers and distant ranges and tasks undertaken and finished with modest relish by natives in their native dress. Who would have guessed it possible that waiting is sustainable— … Continue reading

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Accolades For the Clean-Up Crew!

What hangs around harbors and fields, clad crisply in white,  cleaning up the flotsam and jetsam of the neighborhood?  What laughs and frolics in the midst of a hard day’s work? What sparkles against the winter sky and settles like a cool … Continue reading

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A Few of My Favorite Things

Christmas Eve is here, and I am wandering through my memories of Christmases recent and long past. Among all the visions and emotions twinkling in my heart, two glow steadily brighter  – Christmas baking and trimming the Christmas tree. These … Continue reading

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