My backyard in winter is not at all the same as it is in spring or summer, but it is far from being a barren, empty place. First, there are the winter birds. They know when sunflower seeds are in the feeder and they flock to snatch some of the oil-rich food before it is […]
May 14, 2018
Once Upon a Time, a Few Years ago.
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As I looked back this morning at past posts, I found this one I wrote a number of years ago. My grandchildren were a lot smaller then. I was working on the first Ned McNeil moonlight mystery. Today, I’m working on the third book in that series. So, because it gave me a warm feeling, […]
May 11, 2018
Right Thing, Wrong Place
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Doing something really dumb is not always confined to the human race. Have you ever done the right thing but chosen the wrong place to do it? Sometimes we all goof, even our wild, feathered friends. Yesterday, I was checking out my water fountain and there, floating in the pool, was the broken shell of […]
May 1, 2018
When the May Bee Buzzes Around
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Maybe I’ll find millions of dollars like the couple out in California did last year. Maybe the light will dawn in people’s lives and we’ll all get along with each other. Maybe the news coming from the television will be only good. And then, again…maybe not. You see, this is May 1 and if there […]
Mar 20, 2018
Happy Vernal Equinox
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Happy vernal equinox, everyone. The day and night having been nearly equal, now the days will start inching longer and longer until we reach the longest day, the first day of summer in June. As usual, March is showing its temperamental side, parts of the nation having a snowstorm, parts, especially Alabama, hard-hit by a […]
Mar 3, 2018
Beautiful, Lowly Mud Puddles
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Okay, let’s face it–a mud puddle is about the lowest thing in life. But, it has an undeserved reputation because I’ve never seen a puddle on the ground that was muddy–at least, until someone stepped in it. Puddles that remain after a rain can’t help that they happen to be in a low spot and […]
