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 […]
Jun 30, 2025
Typical June Morning
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A squirrel is chasing another squirrel down the maple tree. Wait! Make that three squirrels, or, good night! I think it’s four. If there’s one thing I have in abundance, it’s squirrels. They are cute and playful. They also dig up my flowers, eat the sunflower seeds meant for the birds, and are a general […]
Jun 1, 2025
June Bugs
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Are you a June Bug? If you’re one of those lucky people born this month, you’ve got a lot of good things going for you. First, there’s your birthstone–you have two of them! The pearl and the Alexandrite are yours. Flowers? Also two–the rose and the honeysuckle. So, you’re bright and shiny, have infinite value, […]
May 17, 2025
The Way It Was
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This morning is bright and sunny but there’s a chance for severe weather later this weekend. A tornado tore through St. Louis yesterday, wreaking havoc and destruction. So, I took a look back twelve whole years to a past summer day and the good things that were in it. Yesterday was one of those whirlwind […]
May 15, 2025
Remembering Summer
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Those summer memories of childhood! I remember running barefoot through tickly grass, walking through dusty places and feeling warm dust puff up between my toes, dancing quickly over rocks that were too hot for lingering. Summer was hot, but I didn’t mind. It was the way summer was supposed to be. Of course, if we had […]
Sep 21, 2024
The Robin on the Birdbath
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This morning, Nemo and I took my cup of coffee to the deck (actually, I took the coffee, Nemo just took his magnificent self) and sat down to contemplate the complexities of the world. The most pressing question was Why was a certain robin sitting on the edge of the birdbath for such a long […]
