Author Archives: J. F. Booth

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About J. F. Booth

I am a writer and educator.

Oscar & Opal Osprey are back!

Posted on March 24, 2013 by J. F. Booth

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

Posted on February 14, 2013 by J. F. Booth

  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!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by J. F. Booth

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

Posted on December 24, 2012 by J. F. Booth

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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The Sky’s the Limit!

Posted on November 11, 2012 by J. F. Booth

We set off yesterday for a drive along the Blue Ridge Mountain’s Skyland Drive in Virginia. The lush autumn day left only a slight haze over the distant mountain ridges above the tidy valleys dotted with farms and villages. Easy to see … Continue reading →

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