19th March 2022 A couple of late arrivals flying in to join the massed reunion of migrating birds. The excited chattering alerted us to the assembly yesterday morning, but toward the end of the day Grant called me outside to witness: Red-wings and grackles and the occasional sparrow These are the moments when I long … Continue reading Daily Red
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Bright spots
0820/11th August 2021 It always inspires me when I see a shaft of light penetrating the dark and I always stop to look at rainbows: We see them quite often here. With a heat warning in effect today, I had to search out some refreshing photographs! This was a mullein leaf a few mornings ago, … Continue reading Bright spots
Thunderhead
12th May, 2021 "Thunderhead" and "Flicka" (his mother) were the names of horses that I read about as a child. After reading "Black Beauty" first, of course. How I loved those stories. How I wanted a horse. "Thunderhead" was such a wonderful name for a horse. Is it why clouds fascinate me? They compel me … Continue reading Thunderhead
Ides of April
0706/16th April 2021 Snow had seemed a possibility, but I was mildly surprised to see that it had materialized. Fortunately, this time it was barely more than a dusting so not a problem for the early buds, I think. Little Red was rather taken aback but he found something to nibble beneath the white stuff: … Continue reading Ides of April