Moody Weather
Hasn’t this been an interesting year so far weather-wise? Will Spring ever arrive and stay? What about summer?
Hasn’t this been an interesting year so far weather-wise? Will Spring ever arrive and stay? What about summer?
The kennel saga continues. Finally got the chain link fence laid out flat. It was a tangled mess. What was the manufacturer thinking folding it up upon itself with no burlap or something in between to prevent the links from hooking on each other? But beyond the idiocy of that, the links are…
Piano My fingers Are they really mine? Disembodied Not as strong Or limber As they were Well-worn sheet music As familiar As my daily route And yet The surroundings Have changed I start and stop Play Waiting for neurons To remember To click For muscle memory To kick ass The fingers reach And stroke keys…
These are just a few of the blog posts I read this week that inspired me with ideas or said just the thing I needed to hear in a moment gone badly. There are two posts I read on The Drawing Board by Terri Windling that I want to mention. The first is called “Rituals of…
I am gardening on a tight budget this year. Everything planted in the pots and raised beds came from home grown seedlings, except for a few hard to grow herbs. There aren’t too many actual “flowers” in the mix. I do hope to add some alyssum later for a little bit of frill. I can’t take…
A couple weeks ago, while I was cleaning Luke’s and Murphy’s stalls, I heard Java barking outside the barn. I dropped my manure fork and ran out the back of the barn where I saw two coyotes.
Each night I set my boats to sea and leave them to their bawdy business. Whether they drift off maddened, moon-rinsed, or dock in the morning scuffed and chastened— is simply how it is, and I gather them in. ~ from “Describe Yourself in Three Words or Less” by Rita Dove (this poem and eleven…
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I hope your havin’ as much fun with your new camera as I am viewin’ your pictures!!! I love the old twisted branch.
“Slappin” me senseless” Heehehehe!
God bless ya and thanks so much for sharin’ your little part of the world!
Nezzy is right…the new camera is awesome. Slapped, true dat!
Did you get hail?
Stunning poem Maery.
Nezzy – I love the new camera. Now I just need to learn how to work the fancy stuff.
Lynn – Yes I did. Java came in covered with it.
Love the photos! I love taking photos of trees like this. Very cool. And cute dog too! 😉