Downhill, hardly or “Peter Pan!” – August 5, 2022 When I was young, our family’s typical Sunday included a drive to Kaukauna to visit my maternal grandmother. My brother and […]
A Witness – 7/29/2022 The weather is threatening again today because of it being very hot and very humid and the expected convergence of both a warm and cold front […]
Deepened Truth – 7/22/2022 I caught the doe by surprise a couple of weeks ago. I had awoken earlier than normal. My wife refers to even to my normal rising […]
Rockwelled – 7/8/2022 I know that he isn’t represented in the Louvre, but he does have artwork in the Smithsonian. He is certainly not highbrow, but I proudly claim Norman […]
His Promise – Full Season (7/1/2022) This week the chicory started blooming – a sure sign that while the calendar says that season of summer is only a couple of […]
Sun and Shade – 6/24/2022 Perhaps there is no starker example of immediate contrast than sun and shade. By immediate, I mean that they are so near to each other […]
So Much Fluff – 6/17/2022 I noticed the bird perched in my backyard linden tree. Suddenly he plunged toward earth, his feet closed around his prey as he took it […]
Beauty – 6/10/2022 One of my wife’s favorite flowers is a yellow rose. We have a newly planted one in our yard. It was a retirement gift for her from […]
Next Step – 6/3/2022 This past week my youngest granddaughter, Molly, finally decided that she didn’t have to drop back down to her hands and knees to get across the […]