I don’t usually publish donation ads, but this particular one is near and dear to my heart. I read Gerald Durrell’s books when I was a kid and continued reading them into adulthood. From him I learned about saving rare… Read More ›
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PICK ME UP AND WINTER’S DAMAGE – GARRY ARMSTRONG
GARRY SEEKS SPRING IN UXBRIDGE He hiked up the driveway, initially to bring down the trash can and pick up the mail, but he took a camera. It was a lovely day. There have been some lovely days, but very… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS, JANUARY 2020 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons, January 2020 This hasn’t been a normal January. We had no measurable snow and only 4 out of 31 days have been lower than average January temperature. Every other day was higher than average bringing this month in… Read More ›
WINTER GOLDFINCHES IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT SNOW – Marilyn Armstrong
WINTERING WITH THE GOLDFINCHES Snow was supposedly on the way, but our forecasts have more like guesswork than science lately. I no longer trust them. But I do trust our birds. They always know when snow is coming. The day… Read More ›
OPTIMISM SEEMS A BIT MISPLACED AT THE MOMENT – Marilyn Armstrong
I started reading an article about what’s going on in Tasmania and Australia. The apocalyptic heat. The fires. The dying animals. The dying giant kelp. Dead koalas falling from the trees. I got about halfway through the article and couldn’t… Read More ›
WINTER YET TO COME – Rich Paschall
Winter In The Air, Rich Paschall It’s not in the air now. It was, but not now. Back in late October winter arrived before we could even rake up all the leaves. In fact, many of the trees still had… Read More ›
MORE OF GARRY’S WORLD IN WHITE – Garry Armstrong
I took a lot of pictures and each day Marilyn processes a few. Then I post them. This is mostly Aldrich Street, down the road from the house — and then, our house. With bushels of snow. We’re expected warm… Read More ›
FAREWELL OCTOBER – Marilyn Armstrong
END OF THE AUTUMN – ANOTHER YEAR PASSES It’s the last day of October and most of the trees are bare. It has been raining all week and last night’s wind and rain finally finished off the trees. So, in… Read More ›
ALMOST THE END OF THE LINE – Marilyn Armstrong
ALMOST THE END OF THE LINE Hard to imagine October is done. Finito. My favorite month. The only thing about it I don’t like is that winter is right behind it. The cold is closing in quickly. I don’t have… Read More ›
BUILT ON THE ROCK ~ OCTOBER 28, 2019 ~ MELANIE B CEE
Garry is forever telling me that I do make a difference even though I usually can’t see how. But this is actual evidence that I have made a difference to at least one person and hopefully, a few others. The… Read More ›
INSTIGATE A PERSONAL SEARCH FOR WEATHER-RELATED HOME DAMAGE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Instigate I don’t have much time today — heart doctor followup in a few hours. This has been an exceptionally busy week with doctor appointments for either Garry or me for every day, not counting Labor… Read More ›
SHARING MY VERY DAMP WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World 9-3-19 From Melanie: “Wow. September. Where did the summer go? I’m not at all sure…anyway. This week finds us with some more questions, but this week they’re all ‘deep’ ones requiring a little thought. Enjoy!” I know… Read More ›
