My Way of Living [07/16/16] 

  • It was quiet, at least for a moment. And then, GADDDDAKK, GADDDDAKK! GADDDDAKK!. CAW CAW CAW. Seems as if even crows have a" slacker generation problem." Mom and Dad Crow have taught/encouraged their babies to fly. And they have learnt well. Maybe a little too well. The babies have figured out that its a lot easier to sit in the n…

  • Letter to my midsummer garden

    Dear Garden, Please remind me of your midsummer accomplishments next May, when I glance through a window at the almost bare earth and despair of you ever succeeding at our dreams.Remind me that I am not thinking far enough ahead.That your bare sticks, and tiny leaves will soon fill out gloriously green, and lushly colorful, brimm…

  • Weather is a great metaphor for life — sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella. ~Terri GuillemetsWeather or not? According to a few people interviewed on the local news the other night, we are having a terrible summer here on the West Coast. A horrific, catastroph…