A Pseudo Spring

A woodpecker moves up and down the maple tree, pecking at a breakfast of–what? Tiny insects? My neighbor’s tulip tree is about to flower. Jonquils and hyacinths are blooming. It looks like spring is here early this year. But, wait! What’s this I hear about Tuesday night and Wednesday? Just so we don’t get too […]

Where Did That Come From?

The afternoon was dampish, but it was time to fill the bird baths, so Nemo and I opened the back door. As we stepped out on the deck, I noticed the wind had picked up, bringing with it a sprinkling of rain. “Hmm. Maybe we should wait a while,” I told my pup. Before we […]

Maybe Not

Maybe Not

Maybe I’ll find millions of dollars. 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. This is the month of May and if you see a strange-looking but busy little insect this month, […]

Birthdays and Things

Birthdays and Things

Another birthday has come and gone, and I’m reminded of what a wonderful family I have and what great friends. Thanks to one and all.  It’s hard to believe just how many birthdays  I’m talking about, so we’ll lightly skip over them.  Changes! There’ve been an unbelievable number of changes through the years. Things which […]

Scattered Thoughts

Scattered Thoughts

This morning, the world is green and peaceful. Birds are busy looking for bugs. A squirrel chases a bluejay up the maple tree. Sunlight warms treetops. Nature is at rest this morning. Yesterday, parts of Arkansas south of here and parts of Oklahoma were bombarded with giant-sized hailstones which did a lot of damage. All […]

A Special Day

A Special Day

  Yesterday would have been my mother, Susie Latty Day’s, birthday and if she were here, I’d bake her favorite dessert–lemon pie. The lilac bush at her house in Tahlequah is blooming now and that’s fitting because she loved lilacs. In fact, when she was sixteen, her dear Aunt Ettie, Tettle, she called that aunt, […]