Cloudscape

Another beautiful cloudscape captured at sunset while standing in my daughter’s driveway. I’ll never see anything like this at my house. As always: Slava Ukraini! Слава Україні! #StandWithUkraine

They’re back

The orb weavers are back, a little later than they appeared last year. As always: Slava Ukraini! Слава Україні! #StandWithUkraine

The Sturgeon Moon

A few photos of the Sturgeon supermoon from last week. The Sturgeon moon got its name from Native American tribes that found that the giant sturgeons in the Great Lakes were most readily caught during this time of year. Later this month we will see another supermoon, known as a blue moon. a second full…

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Some thoughts on going barefoot

Lately I’ve noticed that, without thinking, I have kicked off my shoes and am walking around my house barefoot. When I was a child we went barefoot all of the time during the summer months. Back then, there were no restrictions on going into restaurants or stores without shoes. We played in the street, and…

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A Visit From the “Chooks”

I heard them coming before I could see them, and then, there they were. The neighbor’s chickens came through the woods and into my front yard while I was relaxing on my front porch steps a couple of days ago. After pecking around for a while, they went on their way up the road. As…

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Here we go again

Once again this year, the maple tree is dropping red leaves in July. This shouldn’t happen until October. As always: Slava Ukraini! Слава Україні! #StandWithUkraine

White Balloon Flower

I didn’t think my white ones were going to bloom this year, but this one did… Linked to Cee’s Flower of the Day And as always: Slava Ukraini! Слава Україні! #StandWithUkraine

Ukraine is Resilience

Praying that Ukraine remains strong and resilient even as Russia continues to pound Odesa. “It was a year of resilience. A year of care. A year of bravery. A year of pain. A year of hope. A year of endurance. A year of unity. The year of invincibility. The furious year of invincibility.”  “Its main…

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