This is a cloudy day when the weather can’t seem to make up its mind whether to rain or just remain murky. I’m watching a curious cardinal just outside my living room window. He’s fascinated by the grape vine growing up the porch support. I wonder if he finds tiny insects or maybe tender vines […]
Jun 7, 2025
I Wonder Why
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Sometimes, I try to figure people out. Do you? I wonder why somebody said or did something, especially something troubling. Do you know anybody who really likes to make you feel guilty about something you may or may not have said or done? I’ll admit to being an armchair psychologist at times. It’s fun up […]
Jun 6, 2025
Fierce Winds
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This is a dark, rainy morning. Tornado warnings are out for parts of Oklahoma. Yesterday, parts of Texas experienced some pretty wicked storms. Usually, I wake up to the sound of doves calling, robins chirping, and the neighborhood woodpecker drumming out his breakfast of bugs. But not this morning. This morning I woke to the […]
May 28, 2025
A Pet Rat?
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Let me tell you about a goofy dream. Do you dream after you go to sleep or are you one of those rare people who doesn’t dream or who doesn’t remember them? Anyway, there I was in my living room and there was a rodent under the sofa. Finally, I was able to capture it […]
May 22, 2025
The Perils of Pete and Pat
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Are you feeling a-wash this morning? All at sea? Here’s a repeat of someone you might sympathize with. The Perils of Pete and Pat Pete the peg-legged pirate lived on the sea. He had a wooden leg beginning just below his knee. A bright and mouthy parrot sat upon his shoulder Who was at least […]
May 21, 2025
You Can’t See Me!
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When one reaches a certain age, attains a veritable number of years, one becomes invisible. You don’t believe me? It’s true and I’m here to prove it. Maybe it’s the white hair that puts up that Invisibility Shield; maybe it’s the wrinkles; I’m not sure what triggers this phenomenon. For example, in a room full of younger […]
