I call it the umbrella tree because in the summertime when I stand under the tree during a shower, I stay dry. The limbs are so twisted and there are so many of them, the leaves grow so thickly and profusely, that the ancient tree is like a natural umbrella, sheltering the person beneath it. […]
Jan 19, 2014
Voices
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This morning’s word of the day which showed up in my email was “Cockney”. This refers to people who live in the East End of London and the way they speak. I started to wonder why people from different areas speak as they do. We speak English but we sure don’t sound like the people […]
Jan 17, 2014
Howling at the Moon
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Now that lovely moon that I wrote about yesterday is waning. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, it is 99% full which, to me, is full! I can’t tell that one per cent has vanished. Also, according to the Farmer’s Almanac, it is known as the Wolf Moon, Yule Moon, Snow Moon, all because this bright […]
Jan 3, 2014
Frost Flying
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Yesterday morning, we had a dusting of snow which probably has nothing to do with a natural phenomenon I witnessed. The temperature was about 13 degrees, the sun was shining and I was briefly out of doors. Minute, shimmering flecks danced in the air. The air was filled with them. It wasn’t snow; as I […]
Dec 9, 2013
A Frozen Sort of Day
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The street in front of my house is mostly packed snow and ice. Schools are dismissed again and the temperature this morning hovers at twenty-four. The sky is only a little darker than the snow, sort of soft gray and there’s no sign of the sun. I’m sure it’s somewhere there in the east, about […]
Oct 20, 2013
Dream That Dream!
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When you look at the picture below this post, do you see a beautiful dragonfly, green gauzy wings iridescent in the sun, able to fly in six different directions, snapping up mosquitoes, gnats, and other annoying pests? You don’t? That is actually what this little creature is–a dragonfly in its early stages of development. In a […]
