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Sandra Dean

Sandra Dean

Tieton, Washington
Jun
07
Photo of a red-orange sunrise over a river emptying into the ocean

A Contemplation of Water

Streams are children of the ocean, always following their elders. Streams, the determined children, Traveling on forever. — Greg Warns, age
12 min read
May
17
Photo of pond in foreground, open wooden structure in back, and green and colorful vegetation on either side

My Artistic Getaway Follow-up

Dear Esteemed Readers, On Saturday morning, May 3, 2025, my husband David and I headed off from Tieton, Washington to
7 min read
May
03
Photo of large curved space in white wall leading to a garden, with stone and grass mosaic patterns on the ground

An Artistic Getaway

Dear Esteemed Readers, On this first Saturday in May, when I usually send out my regular, monthly, Art Nun Journal
3 min read
Apr
05
Drawing of man wearing light blue shirt, blue tie, and purple pants, on knees planting a 3-leafed plant in a mound of brown dirt, with brown hills in the background.

In Praise of Trees

“When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope.”      ― Wangari Maathai (1940-2011), Kenyan environmentalist, political activist, and
16 min read
Mar
01
Photo of small, white cabin peeling paint and wooden deck in front, with tree behind and on sides, in a small field covered

The Little Sauna that Could

Anne and Nick Fenton could have continued living in the little Capitol Hill apartment in Seattle that they had shared
9 min read
Feb
01
The Children’s Book Hour

The Children’s Book Hour

The Early Reader Stand up and keep your childishness     Read all the pedant’s screeds and strictures But don’t
17 min read
Jan
04
The King’s Corridor

The King’s Corridor

I first wrote about Elvis Presley in 1967. I did so because I loved his music, and I felt that
13 min read
Dec
21
Photo of nine red and green bubble lights arranged on a gold-covered 5-tier ziggurat

2024 Winter Solstice Greeting

Dear Esteemed Readers, As I begin my (now almost "traditional") winter solstice greeting, the longest night of the
5 min read
Dec
07
Photo of multiple star galaxies, brown and blue, against black sky.

From Seed to Universe

We all, children and grownups alike, are inclined to live in our own little world, in our immediate surroundings, or
9 min read
Nov
06
(left) Photo of earth eith clouds, blue oceans, and brown land; (right) Tibetan mandala with concentric colorful circles

Earth from Space

I realized that the story of ourselves as told by science—our cosmology, our religion—was incomplete and likely flawed.
3 min read