I woke as usual, running through a silent inventory of body and sky. Is it clear as it almost always is? Are the limbs still working ? Am I ready for this day? The sky seemed gray too late in the morning, after pink should have become blue. I squinted harder, seeing snow. It’s been …
I have an obsession I’ll call clean-camp syndrome and it turns out that my habits might match the orderliness of the people who settled my birthplace at the start of the 19th century. The founding families of Granville, Ohio, built the first cabin on the village site in November 1805, according to a history I …
For a moment, I wondered if the neighbor’s barn was on fire. Then — though thick-headed with early-season allergies — I realized maybe something can be said for wind-driven dust, at least in the evening, after a couple of belts of Flonase. And, if you don’t believe me about allergies, here’s a pollen-loaded juniper at …
The birds were lying low, so I decided to do a little flying on my own. (See video). This fella is from the night before.
Cameron the bike rider, Cooper the resting dog, caballos the free-roaming, camera amateur with legs. Turquoise guy. Evening sentinel. Pathfinder.
This is how it went down.
How to be recognized as a celebrity: Wear giant sunglasses while walking through LAX in an abundance of outerwear, partially concealing a small dog. Carry a lidded Starbucks cup as you stroll through the Village with your spouse or partner in giant sunglasses, sloppy jeans and an abundance of outerwear. How to prove your …
I can report, after a year of apparently successful cancer treatment, that going to the dentist feels like a reaffirmation of life. Never has an hour of hanging upside down with my jaw propped open cheered me as much as it did yesterday. I shared this with the western bluebirds enjoying fresh water at my …
Sometimes my nobility is as thin as the stucco on my fake adobe house. I made it through our annual homeowners’ meeting without a scratch — probably because everyone studiously avoided discussing free-roaming horses and Donald Trump — and ducked assignments to any of our civic boards. I soon was back in my life as …
This morning’s visitors included these guys, and it was especially good to see the larger of the two — the Northern Flicker — in a circumstance other than a startling nighttime encounter on the front porch. The smaller Downy (I think) Woodpecker usually keeps his distance and even seems to prefer bugs on trees to …
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