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Retired and very glad to be. I take pictures of our valley, birds, rivers, and dams. I write about anything and everything, from archaeology to politics with many photographs. Come on by. I'll leave the lights on.
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HAVE YOU EVER LOST YOUR SD CARD?
I went outside between rainstorms and took pictures, or so I thought, of the now-blooming lilacs. Later, I took pictures of my in-house plants and finally, pictures of a really pretty lady Cardinal and the new hanging plants Owen bought… Read More ›
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BUDDING LILACS ABOUT TO BLOOM
9:08 am – Burgeoning Lilacs – About to Bloom Every year on my son’s birthday, the lilacs bloom. They used to bloom a week or two later here than they did in New York, but weather having changed, they bloom… Read More ›
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JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS
Sometime, from the very top of your morning, you know it’s going to be one of those days. At half past 8, I got a call from my telehealth nurse, Kathy. She had been called by a Patty, a nurse… Read More ›
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LILACS ALWAYS BLOOM FOR MY SON’S BIRTHDAY
FOTD – May 8 – Lilacs The day after my son was born, my hospital room was full of lilacs. Those were the days when everyone brought flowers, before they decided to ban anything that would brighten your world and smell… Read More ›
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YOUNG LIVES ON THE MOVE
9:07 am – GROWING & MOVING – Those Memories Although I didn’t take the pictures, they are absolutely square. We were burgeoning and heading for life. Was I ever this young? There are a lifetime of memories in these three… Read More ›
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A TEXAS CHILI COOK-OFF
This is an old joke that never gets too old. The first time I saw it was in the early 1990s. My boss sent it to everyone in the office — followed by the sound of people choking with laughter…. Read More ›
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BLOOMING RHODODENDRONS
FOTD – May 6 – Rhododendrons And suddenly, they bloomed. The nice warm sunny weather is gone, for now anyway. It gets cold enough to kick the heat on at night. Today is was raining — off and on — and… Read More ›
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BIRDS ON THE MOVE
9:05 am – Squared birds on the move We have changed the way we feed them by using very small feeders. The intention is to make the Brown-headed Cowbirds find a new breeding and feeding ground. The unintentional but inevitable… Read More ›
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RECONSTRUCTING THE OLD UNITARIAN CHURCH
9:03 am – Squares – Renewing the Old Church When we first moved to Uxbridge, we intended to join the Unitarian church hoping it would give us a chance to meet people we might like. It turned out the church… Read More ›
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BABY BIRDS
It’s the beginning of May. Time for baby birds. They don’t stay babies very long — less than a week. Birds develop fast, They have to or they wouldn’t survive. Their lives don’t allow for a prolonged adolescence. The catbird… Read More ›