In a distant neighbor’s yard, sunlight brightens the top of a tall tree. Here, the trees are still in shadow but a cardinal sits atop a dark branch, looking down at the dampish grass as the sunlight edges ever closer. In the darkness, the cardinal is like a small, red flame. Isn’t life like that at […]
Apr 11, 2014
Goats and Jonquils
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A dove calls through the morning darkness. A bevy of robins rejoice at the start of another day. And, despite all the troubles and problems in this world, hope rises sort of like the jonquils that bloom, year after year. Have you ever noticed the flowers that keep coming up at old house places? Even […]
Mar 2, 2014
A Frozen Morning
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As Dinah Washington sang, “What a Difference a Day Makes.” Yesterday, the children had a great time in my back yard. Matt, Dawn, and I sat on the deck and nobody needed a coat. Today, my whole yard, the deck, every rock and blade of grass, the intrepid little early flowers, all are covered with […]
Jan 22, 2014
Carnival Cat
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This morning, as I sit in my warm home, enjoying its comfort and a hot cup of caramel drizzle coffee, my meandering mind turns to cats. “Cats?” you may well ask because the only pet I have is a dog, drowsing on the carpet near-by, but in the past, I have made the acquaintance of […]
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 31, 2013
Auld Lang Syne
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The close of another year, the anticipation of a new year, remembering and hoping, all these things rolled into New Year’s Eve. For many, today will be a time for looking back, thinking of some milestone or marker in the past year. If you have bad memories of the past year, I hope they will […]
