A July Morning

A loaf of brown bread (from a mix) is baking in the oven. This with butter, jam, and orange juice, will be breakfast. This morning, early, we had more rain. The sun shines now, but who knows? It’s the kind of sky which could remain pretty and blue or cloud up again in no time. […]

What Was That Growl?

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 […]

Summer Cat

A cat knows how to make the most of any season and, in particular, summer.

A July Sky

Ne’er Trust a July Sky. Why? Probably because a day that starts sunny could cloud up and be a rainy day within a short time. Planning a picnic? Good, but bring an umbrella just in case. July. Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends. It’s a good day to remember heritage and country and […]

First Day of Summer

Happy first day of summer and the longest day of the year. I sure hate to mention this disturbing fact but now the days will start getting a wee bit shorter and shorter until September and the first day of fall and then, on September 22, the days and nights are equal. Next, you guessed […]

Fierce Winds

This is a dark, rainy morning. Tornado warnings are out for parts of Oklahoma. Yesterday, parts of Texas experienced some pretty wicked storms.  Usually, I wake up to the sound of doves calling, robins chirping, and the neighborhood woodpecker drumming out his breakfast of bugs. But not this morning. This morning I woke to the […]