Tag: nature
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Honk honk caw caw!
The Canada geese are back home, and I have now seen five crows, although I cannot confirm that they were different crows each time. Last year a crow built a nest in one of the elm trees outside our condo. The nest does not appear weather-degraded and would perhaps make a turnkey residence for one…
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So… Well…
So…. “…with a needle and thread,” my dad used to say. Well…. “… a deep subject,” he said. I have been thinking about Mom and Dad since finding this Mother’s Day card in a trunk filled with other memorabilia. I first found the card when going through Mom’s things more than a dozen years…
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Some things I am thankful for
SNOW – even if I don’t appreciate it falling in October. I am thankful that the part of the world I live in experiences the four seasons with such clarity of separation. I am grateful that snow plowing and removal will no longer be one of our winter chores. BARN CATS – even if ours…
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Furry rodents, striped mammals and things that go bang
REWIND (“Rural Routes”, 1983) Squirrels scrambled through the bushes north of our house, seemingly undaunted by the ice beneath their feet. There are lots of little red ones and a couple of the larger gray variety. Several years ago, in another house, the squirrels were a nuisance. They raced over the roof and we had…
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SKUNKED
SKUNKED Two days ago, my mother-in-law spotted four baby skunks along the road to our farm and was concerned about their proximity to her yard. I was not empathetic. As I told my husband K, the skunks were not hurting anyone. And besides, baby skunks are cute. That same night, I was awakened by a…
Rural Routes, Blog Version 