New kid on the block

This flowering cherry tree was planted just yesterday.  The cottonwood stump looming in the background was cut down on 12 February.  Wouldn’t it be a little intimidating to stand next to that reminder of greatness?  Doesn’t it seem like a harbinger of doom?  Fortunately, they plan to remove the stump soon.
I continue to mourn the [...]

On My Walks

The other day walking along the trail next to my house, these signs drew my attention.  Who passing by would need reminders of these basic practices?  And yet, just a few steps away there is dog poop on the path…left, I’m sure, by someone completely surprised by and consequently ill-prepared for Fido’s need to [...]

On My Walks

I walked twice today…twice!  Getting back into the swing of things after a long winter’s gap.  It’s not that I never walked during the colder months, but it was much more difficult to motivate myself.   Now, though, the weather is perfect.
Along my usual route this morning, I came upon a grocery cart.  It was sitting  [...]

Hanging on…or wanting to go

When I was young and the snow would hang around, folks would it say it was “waiting for more.”  And it might be true, I suppose.  Perhaps some climatological circumstances that keep the snow from melting on the ground (could it be cold ground temperatures?), might, in fact, be indicators that more snow is possible.  [...]

On My Walks

This afternoon it was all about shades of green out in the world.  Wow!

On My Walks…sort of

This is the first of two birds in a twenty-four hour period to crash into our deck.  What’s going on all of a sudden?  Both eventually flew off of the their own accord…thankfully.

On My Walks

When I left the house today to walk, I was in a huff.  Throughout the day, I made several careless errors on documents that I sent out to others and when I considered them as a group, I was feeling pretty bad about myself.  How could I have made those mistakes?  (One of them I [...]

On My Walks

My, oh my, spring is coming!

Within one block…make a meal?


Can anyone read sidewalk glyphs?