A small, dark cloud drew closer last night. Did I dare hope it’d gather forces? It did, bringing along with it, thunder, lightning, wind, and, most of all rain! Finally. After a long dry spell the Lord sent us rain. I don’t think there are many things more wonderful than the sound of rain […]
Aug 19, 2025
Dog Days
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July 3 through August 11 (approximately) are the “dog days of summer.” But, why are these hottest, most humid days, related to our canine friends? Perhaps, it’s because of the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. At least, this is what some of the ancients believed. These sticky days of summer affected them too. This […]
Aug 5, 2025
New Roof
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This August morning is still and golden–not a breeze stirring and so far, no smoke from Canada or dust from the Sahara. Thumps and bumps come from over my head. Remember the hailstorm that tore through more than a month ago? This new roof is the result of that. The small neighborhood cat is absent […]
Aug 1, 2025
Hello, August
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Good morning all you August people (and everyone else). If you have an August birthday, you were born in an interesting month–a month with a history. To start with, it was once called Sextilis and was the sixth month. Then, along came powerful Augustus Caesar. It was renamed August in the year 8 B.C. The […]
Jul 31, 2025
Keeping Summer
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“For him in vain the envious seasons roll Who bears eternal summer in his soul.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Old Player Is summer in your soul? I mean the best parts of summer–barefoot days, bees busy in the clover, blue skies studded with white puffs of clouds. I’d like to keep those days of warmth […]
Jul 12, 2025
What Was That Growl?
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A growl woke me this morning. Was Nemo growlinig? I opened my eyes. No, he was still snoozing peacefully. The growl came again and I realized it was thunder! I’m up, drinking coffee now and thunder still mumbles and crashes through the dark sky. Rain falls too. Maybe it will settle this Saharan dust that […]
