A bluejay youngster dropped out of my neighbor’s blue spruce and landed on the sidewalk. Fluttering his wings, he evidently needed some sort of assistance, so both parents came winging in. They poked food into his hungry mouth and tried to encourage him to fly by flying and hopping short distances. The baby gave it […]
Jun 17, 2014
Peace and Quiet
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On the north side of my house is a happy tangle of ferns, hostas, violets and lily-of-the-valley. I call this my woods garden. For one thing, it grows without much help from me. For another, this pretty group of flowers reminds me of taking a walk through the woods. They like to sink their little feet […]
Jun 16, 2014
Close Your Eyes, You Are There
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Have you ever watched a TV mystery or maybe an old Perry Mason and a witness is asked to remember a certain scene? The lawyer might say, “Just close your eyes and imagine you are back at (wherever the action occurred).” Funny thing is, this technique of “remembering” actually works. It works for me, not […]
Jun 13, 2014
Cowbells and Slanty Shadows
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Last night, twilight slipped in on silent feet and threw long shadows across the lawn as the sun neared the western horizon. It’s the time of day that reminds me of a very long time ago. At the same time each evening, the cows would amble across the pasture toward the barn. It was milking time. […]
Jun 11, 2014
The Music of My Days
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Sometimes when things start to get me down, broken water pipe, stopped up drain, etc., I go to the piano and play the old songs. I mean the really old songs, “I Was Seeing Nellie Home”, “Darling Nellie Gray”, “Mocking Bird Hill”, “The Tennessee Waltz”; then, the not quite so old songs, “Til I Waltz Again […]
Jun 10, 2014
Tuesday Tidbits
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My neighbor’s day lilies are blooming, a bright spot in the early morning. A gray cat slips behind them and scoots around the corner of his garage. I wonder where he has been and where he’s going. Mr. Gray, the gray and white tomcat that has adopted me is nowhere in sight this morning. He […]
