photography
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My favorite hello
Less than a week after we lost Blitz, we brought Randi home. Randi (Miranda at the shelter) is just over 50% Labrador Retriever and the rest is a smattering of many different breeds (coonhound, pitbull, German shepherd, rottweiler, beagle, poodle, terrier…). She’s about a year and a half old and still in that puppyish phase…
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Time Marches On
It’s felt very much like spring this past week, and I’m seeing signs of Mother Nature waking up from her winter slumber. While I’m still angry, sad, and frustrated on a daily basis at the state of things in the U.S., I am trying very hard to focus on what’s still good in the world.…
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I’m Still Here
I just logged in to see that my last post was just before the U.S. election. I’ve been in a dark place mentally since then, which has made it difficult for me to want to do any writing (other than what is required of me at work). I assure you, I’m still here, and I’m…
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June
It’s my birth month, and I’m about to celebrate the last year of my 40s. I have a year or so to plan something really epic for my 50th. I am finally getting caught up in the yard after my injury and the endless rain put us behind. I have a Vego Garden raised bed…
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Eclipse
(Photo credit: Elizabeth Olson on Pexels.com — I wish I had gotten a photo that good!) For a little more than two and a half minutes on Monday afternoon, the sky darkened. The birds hushed. And cheers erupted from distant groups of people around us as the moon completely covered the sun. It was really…




