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Michael Kennedy
Apr 10, 20222 min read
An Ode to Olympic Valley
Entering Olympic Valley, CA is experiencing a living museum, filled with history, memories, and natural wonders. Even the sky...
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Michael Kennedy
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Big Sur: Intense Tranquility
"Surely no more beautiful and spiritually uplifting coastline exists on this earth." ~ Ansel Adams "The place itself is so overwhelmingly...
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Michael Kennedy
Mar 10, 20223 min read
So, You Wanna Be A Writer?
You’ve heard the story. It’s about a man who prays to God, night after night, week after week, to win the lottery. God finally responds,...
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Michael Kennedy
Mar 6, 20224 min read
Why English Departments Rarely Produce Good Writers
And what educators can do about it English departments rarely produce good writers because they often force the mechanics of "good taste"...
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Michael Kennedy
Jan 10, 20224 min read
Wisdom of the Wordsmith
The wordsmith makes words come alive. Whether it's stirring tall grass along an ocean's edge, rousing a lake to fury or creating a state...
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Michael Kennedy
Jan 6, 20221 min read
Beauty Makes Life Meaningful: A Visual Storyteller’s Manifesto
Here's a thought experiment: Imagine you are sitting on a boulder overlooking your favorite Lake, under a spectacular sunset, the wind...
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Michael Kennedy
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Meet Zephyr, Our New Adopted Wolf
and how you can adopt one too Nicola and I met online through a Facebook post of a Black Wolf photo taken June 2019 in Squaw Valley, CA....
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Michael Kennedy
Dec 26, 20211 min read
Blue Wolf Gallery on Sierra Sun Cover
Christmas Eve "Shiny" Edition ... and story with more photos to boot!
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Michael Kennedy
Dec 22, 20211 min read
The Divine Mystery of Cats & Dogs
Klondike You can't help but feel Klondike (pictured above) studying you, your fears, your honesty, your courage, your love. See for...
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Michael Kennedy
Dec 18, 20211 min read
A Tribute to Olympic Valley & The Wild Delight of Nature
"The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy...
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Michael Kennedy
Dec 1, 20212 min read
If This Isn't Nice, What Is?
My wife and I recently took a long hike up to High Camp above Olympic Valley, CA. Along the way, as we paused to take in the creeks,...
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Michael Kennedy
Nov 27, 20211 min read
The Village Vibe
During the past couple years I've been walking through our village and for the most part, it's been all mine. Quiet. Peaceful. But...
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Michael Kennedy
Nov 25, 20211 min read
The Fringe of Heaven
The allure of Lake Tahoe is so inviting, so visually rewarding, so stimulating and complete that at first, you’re dizzy with sensory...
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Michael Kennedy
Nov 21, 20211 min read
Ikigai & The High Pleasures of Lake Tahoe
Above Olympic Valley, fully absorbed by the views of the majestic Lake, mountains, and meadows below. The energy of Tahoe is unmistakable...
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Michael Kennedy
Nov 18, 20212 min read
What You Didn't Know About M.C. Escher
Day and Night As long as I can remember I’ve been an M.C. Escher fan, blown away by his unique mind-bending perception of things. His...
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Michael Kennedy
Nov 17, 20211 min read
What Might Be?
There will be days when you give something your all. You leave nothing on the table. But you don't get the result you expect. The...
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Michael Kennedy
Nov 13, 20212 min read
Life's Longing for Itself
And other important things our children can teach us My daughter and son, Morgan & Jon - my MoJo - in morning light. Morgan looks as if...
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Michael Kennedy
Oct 24, 20212 min read
Rolling Thunder Upwards
Glittering so restless they can hardly stay still on the tarmac, enticing you with their powerful elegance, pulling you in like creatures...
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Michael Kennedy
Oct 12, 20212 min read
A Day in Tahoe
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." ~ Albert Einstein The spectacle of a day in Tahoe: from...
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Michael Kennedy
Oct 9, 20211 min read
The Allure of Tahoe
The ‘"Allure of Tahoe" is a body of work driven by 'shivers'. One can’t look at the Lake without feeling them. My photography is about...
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Michael Kennedy
Oct 1, 20216 min read
The Beauty of Uncertainty
“You are born alone. You die alone. The value of the space in between is trust and love.” ~ Artist Louise Bourgeois It was my first day...
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Michael Kennedy
Sep 18, 20211 min read
Then I'll Be Happy
Give me the promotion and make me King for a day; Give me a car, a house and a wife... Then I'll be happy for the rest of my life. Give...
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Michael Kennedy
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Living with Maximum Aliveness: A Manifesto of Sorts
"We live amid surfaces, and the true art of life is to skate well on them… To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step...
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Michael Kennedy
Sep 10, 20211 min read
The Duende of Palisades Tahoe
Duende is a momentary burst of inspiration, an epiphany of all that's alive. It manifests itself generally in the world of musicians and...
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