Orchid bud

I made a mad dash out and in to feed the birds, and another leisurely dash to play with my writing meetup, and all along the orchid is cleverly staying inside.

It’s cold out

I’m taking the day off, and not doing much of anything. Stay warm.

Good times in the bird bath

I didn’t get a picture of it, but while the sun was out today, the same birds who looked all droopy and mopey in the rain were crowding into the water saucer and flinging spray around in a manner that can only be called exuberant. There were five or six at a time, flapping their […]

Winter water for the birds

How do you like my elaborate, highly asthetic bird bath? It’s a frisbee on a compost tumbler, with a couple sticks thrown in for the birds to get a grip on. Until yesterday, it was a clay saucer, but I broke it trying to wedge it out of the ice. That’s because my high-tech solution […]

Monosonnets? What?

I know nothing about poetry. First I stumbled on a couple of poems by Sherman Alexie that I like. The first is an interrupted monosonnet that falls into a wonderful singing rhythm when you read it out loud. The second is a snarky response to Frost’s “Whose woods are these?” question. To me the question […]

Hazelnut catkins

Of the two hazelnut trees I planted last spring, one died and the other has struggled. It looks like a twig up there on the snowy hill. But it’s just strong enough to put out a couple of catkins during the warmish weather of the last week. Those are the male flowers, and the bud […]

Yep. It snowed.

So here’s the first snow that stuck. I’m so glad it’s only a thin layer, because it’s wet. Snow on the bushes. Snow on the barbeques. Snow on the patio. And that trail says, Snow on the cat’s feet.

Ugh

My brain has the dumb. My shoulders has the tight. My feet has the ache. But…

Pitiful pea is pitiful

Well, that’s it for the pea harvest. One pod. Not exactly plump, is it? Plainly pinched and pitiful, this bitty thing is barely big enough to pluck, let alone pop into the ole pie-hole. Oh, pooh. It’s still a pea. Better luck next year.

Azalea leaves

It was so beautiful and warm today, all I want to do is show off more pretty leaves. Two little clumps of azalea. In the spring, one has white flowers and the other has pink. Now their leaves are turning different colors, in pretty mottled clumps.