I miss hearing the whippoorwill and owls. I heard them often as a child, at night, with Mom and Dad in the next room and the world’s problems far away. They are still out there, somewhere, in dark woods at night, doing whatever night birds are supposed to do. Only thing is, I don’t hear them […]

Another morning, another day, another opportunity to be, to do, to think, to act a little better than yesterday, a chance to right yesterday’s mistakes or forget them, to move forward and hope and work for good things! Daybreak! The sun scatters night’s shadows and night’s fearfulness. Hope rises and the day begins. A new […]

As I opened the back door this morning, a blast of frigid wind struck me. I didn’t expect that. Then, looking at the local forecast, I see we are under another wintry warning. Freezing drizzle is a possibility. Freezing drizzle wasn’t mentioned in last night’s forecast was it? Or did I miss hearing those words? I sip my Folgers, […]