Redwing Spring – 3/11/2022 Although official spring is still two plus weeks away on the calendar, it showed up today in the form of arriving redwing blackbirds. They don’t seem […]
Daredevil Dan – 3/4/2022 I just finished shoveling a couple of inches of snow out of the driveway. The plow had already come through and by the time I finished […]
The Owling Moon – 2/25/2022 I looked out the window the other night at the full moon. The weather forecaster says that this is the “snow moon” because we are […]
False Hope – 02/18/2022 It happens each winter; it can even happen several times in a blessed season. For a day, or maybe even two consecutively, winter will loosen its […]
Just Passing Through – 2/11/2022 I noticed the fresh tracks when I pulled out of the driveway and headed out on a brief errand. During the night we had just […]
Snowfire – 02.04.2022 New snow had fallen silently during the night. The darkness had hidden its coming and concealed its true beauty. Although unwitnessed, the signs were there to read. […]
Flightless Deer? – 01/28/2022 We have several apple trees and crab apple trees in our back yard. About September, as the apples ripen, the backyard becomes a favorite stop for […]
The Dapple Gray – 01/21/2022 There was a little hatch-type door from my bedroom into the attic storage area of my childhood home. It was poorly insulated, so in the […]
Backyard Observations – 01/14/2022 It was really “country” when we moved out here 31 years ago. The city has definitely closed in, but we are fortunate to still live on […]
