Imagination Kindled: A Very Birdy Day It finally rained! Not just a little drizzle, but the real deal. It rained pretty heavily for several hours and more lightly the rest of the day. I was thrilled to see it. We… Read More ›
Rain
AND THEN CAME SOME RAIN
Does this mean that our drought might really be ending? We will need a lot of rain to make up for the 10 inches of non-rainfall over the past couple of months. Rain is lucky. It is seminal. It makes… Read More ›
THINKING THROUGH THE WEEKEND
I wanted to take some time off and I am doing exactly that. I spent all yesterday pondering the possibilities of dog adoptions, wrote a few letters, didn’t read anything and didn’t really want to read much of anything. I… Read More ›
LIVING THROUGH A DROUGHT
It hasn’t rained in weeks and it has been very hot. The trees are dropping green leaves which is a very unhealthy sign for the trees. It means that the roots are dying and many of these trees will die… Read More ›
DAYLILIES IN THE RAIN – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – June 28 – Daylily It finally rained today. It was the thunder that woke me from an impossibly deep sleep and it was a lot later than I thought. In fact, I never sleep that late, but we were… Read More ›
RAIN RAIN GO AWAY. PLEASE! — Marilyn Armstrong
Not only do I not feel well, but it has been pouring all week. Well, technically, it’s only “raining lightly” right now, but when I look out the window, it doesn’t look like “light” anything. It’s not only raining heavily,… Read More ›
TOO COLD FOR SEPTEMBER – Marilyn Armstrong
The forecasts have been promising weather in the low 80s tomorrow, so I’m refusing to turn on my boiler today … especially since I haven’t gotten a tank fill since I think May, but it might have been April. We… 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 ›
A.B. NORMAL – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Abnormal What is normal? It there such a thing? Does anyone lead a “normal life”? This has been a week when it feels like I should not have gotten out of bed. Or, for that matter, gained… Read More ›
RICH PASCHALL, GARRY AND MARILYN BY THE BLACKSTONE CANAL – Marilyn Armstrong
It didn’t happen if you don’t take any pictures. Well, that’s not exactly true, but as a photographer, that’s how I feel about many events. Which doesn’t mean I always take pictures. Much of the time, I don’t feel like… Read More ›
THE LONG DELAY ENDS – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Delay For the last six years … maybe a bit longer … Rich Paschall has been working with us on Serendipity. We never met but we lived in hope. This weekend, he is here. It only took… Read More ›
THE DAILY BIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong
The squirrels and I are quarreling. I am a believer that the hungry should be allowed to eat and I quite like our squirrels. I can actually recognize them, usually by the size and coloration of their tails. The problem… Read More ›
