It’s hard to believe that this is the last day of September! Do you suppose time is really passing faster? The birds are becoming more active. Bluejays screech in the back yard and this morning, a small wren came to pay her respects, peering up at me from the deck railing. They seem to sense […]
Sep 27, 2025
The Tale of a Chicken
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As I was thumbing through past posts for this blog, I came across what I’d written a few years ago. Now, I’m wondering what happened to the chicken after he left this vicinity. Did he have a good life? Did he meet with an untimely end? I can only hope for the best. I’ve looked […]
Aug 11, 2025
Daily Ritual
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If they were people, I’d say they were getting together for an early morning cup of coffee and a chat. As they were birds, the coffee doesn’t quite apply and the chat wasn’t all that friendly. Each morning, around 7:30, birds come to my two bird baths in the front yard. This morning, the robins […]
Jul 24, 2025
Surgery and Nemo
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This is a reprint of an older post about Nemo. He has been, by in all, a healthy pup for all his sixteen years, but he has had his fair share of surgeries. This reprint is of a foot surgery he had several years ago. The morning routine is different. Usually, Nemo goes out, I […]
Jul 20, 2025
Summer Night
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There’s a mystery about the soft, summer night, just after the sun goes down, before full darkness tiptoes through. Leaves stir with a passing breeze and flowers lift their heads to feel one last ray of the sun’s warmth. The rabbit who lives under my storage building gives last minute instructions to her nest of […]
Jul 8, 2025
Summer Cat
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A cat knows how to make the most of any season and, in particular, summer.
