Thinking like a worm

There’s a fascinating article in the New York Times about a scientist who can think like a worm. Dr. Cornelia I. Bargmann studies the brain of the roundworm, C. elegans. Yes, worms only a millimeter long have brains. Science has yet to establish the existence of zombies to eat them.

Tiny bees in the raspberries

I wouldn’t be looking forward to so many fruits if it weren’t for the bees. And since National Pollinator Week starts today, it seemed like a good excuse to spend a little time this morning looking for bees. It never ceases to amaze me, how many bees you can find. The big ones buzz pretty […]

Could there be peaches?

The last two years my peach tree has offered only a sparse set of hopes. The last two years raccoons and squirrels have dashed those hopes to the ground. This year, lots of plump little peaches are possibilities wrapped in pink blushing plushness. Question is, will I stop admiring them long enough to put a […]

Raspberries are coming

First sign of color from the raspberries. Soon the deluge will begin.

Four lines, one excuse

Tonight I’m feeling sleep deprived, And so this blog has not arrived. If this excuse should sound contrived, I’m blowing off writing a proper post and I really don’t care how this last line should be derived.

Knocking down road blocks

I’m waking up thinking about the story again. For me, it seems the way to make that happen is to write a little at the end of the day. It’s nice waking up with story running through my head, but the end of the day used to be the time when I read books. This […]

Hungry, hungry birdies

For a while, in early spring, it took so long for the feeders to empty, I was starting to wonder where the birds were. Even as more birds appeared and sang, the feeders still seemed neglected. I think maybe they were finding plenty of forage and bugs to feed their babies, which would be good, […]

One Coneflower today, more soon

Coneflowers belong to hot summer days and lots of bumblebees. Not to grey rainy skies. And the bees are hard to please, and they prefer the raspberries. So this lone coneflower is the vanguard, scouting things out for when it’s safe for the rest of them to fully bloom.

Strawberry season

There’s two races when picking strawberries. One is to get them before they go mushy. The other is to get them before the slugs do.

I’m thinking, I’m thinking

Today was the first day in a week that I didn’t wake up thinking about the story obsessing me. The thinking waited until after breakfast to come after me. I think I’ve come to the stage of sorting it all out, and deciding just how many books it wants to be. I think it’s a […]