Secrets!

Secrets!

Rain

Rain

At last, we’re getting much-needed rain. To say “much-needed” doesn’t really describe the state of dryness we’ve been in for a long time. I don’t think we had any rain in September and here it is, nearing the last of October. I’m just grateful for it. The trees and grass surely are, too. Fire danger […]

Tea and Cake

Tea and Cake

It never fails…when I sit down to a piece of cake, I always remember that, according to Frog and Toad, this will cure anything. It’s a comforting thought. I’m grateful for being steeped in children’s literature and grateful for a mother who loved reading as much as I did. When I was a youngster, Understood […]

Rearrangement

Rearrangement

The wind rearranged my back yard last night. Limbs that were on the trees at 4:30 were on the ground at 5:00. It was mostly maple limbs and mulberry limb. The huge, strong oak limbs held fast although they did an awfully lot of swaying. The storm came up suddenly. Lightning played across the sky […]

The Rain Came Down

The Rain Came Down

Last night, we got a wonderful, refreshing rain. Everyone except Nemo appreciates it. I hear a bird out front singing away and in back, a little wren voices his approval. Grass has greened overnight and my poor flowers, what the squirrels didn’t eat, are grateful. I can tell. This Friday is the last one in […]

Sunset Thoughts

Sunset Thoughts

Ambling through my yard just after sunset, I heard a tree frog, a spring peeper,  but I never did see him. These interesting little creatures have big voices. They also employ the subtle art of camouflage, so it’s hard to ever see one. Their feet acting as suction cups, they  stick onto tree bark, houses, […]