This past week marked a full 20 years for me in retirement. This was after 45 — maybe more (who can remember?) — years as a TV and radio news reporter. Thanks to some kind people, I’ve avoided becoming Mr…. Read More ›
Animals
SQUIRREL WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FOTD – October 5 – Squirrel with Chrysanthemums I thought it was very nice of this squirrel to pose behind the red mums. Just as if I’d posed her on purpose.
THUNDERSTORM WITH MORE RAIN
The thunder woke me early this morning. As far as I knew, we weren’t expecting a storm, but these days, it can be hard to tell what’s going to happen with our weather. The leaves were rattling last night —… Read More ›
GARDEN BIRDS AND SURVIVAL
This morning I read an article in National Geographic about the lockdown. It seems to have made the lives of at least some birds better, at least for this year. It turns out I was wrong about us having lost… Read More ›
THE DAY AFTER
Yesterday was an official holiday. These days, being retired and all, we don’t pay a lot of attention to most holidays, but we’ve had a run a really bad weather since June. This is the first time in almost a… Read More ›
A MINI VACATION FOR THE OLD FOLKS
Lacking money to go anywhere — assuming if we had the money we would go anywhere — it’s really nice to get away and see friends. In fact, it’s WONDERFUL. Tom and Ellin live near enough to get there in… Read More ›
WHEN DOGS RULE THE WORLD – CITY (1952), CLIFFORD SIMAK
City is a 1952 science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak. The book is episodic with eight or nine (depending on which version you read) short stories that have “bridges” between episodes. Version of the book after 1980 includes the… Read More ›
THE LITTLE GIRL SQUIRREL HAS MOVED IN
When I got up this morning and put the seeds out, filled up the flat feeder and washed down the deck, I also put out some water for the birds and squirrels to drink. Even though it has rained a… Read More ›
JUST KEEP WALKING – By TOM CURLEY
This blog is a departure from what I usually write about, which is how we live in an apocalyptic ’B’ movie that nobody would believe if it wasn’t actually happening. This is my favorite kind of story. A story about… Read More ›
THE HUNGER GAMES
I don’t think anyone will contradict me if I point out that squirrels are ALWAYS hungry. Being rodents, they have to eat to keep their teeth from overgrowing their mouths, but even so. These squirrels — red and gray —… Read More ›
A TINY RED SQUIRREL
When she came to the feeder, I first thought she was a chipmunk. Then I saw the plumed tail and realized it was a baby squirrel. But she can’t be a baby because her teats are full, so I guess… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – RAINY JULY 2021
Touring My Backyard: THE CHANGING SEASONS After a decade of drought, July set new records — at least in Worcester County — for rainfall. Depending on where you lived, we had anywhere from 12 to 14 inches of rain —… Read More ›
