I am not alone in being continually astonished by the speed with which time careens onward. Saturday, Spring weather here was interrupted with a Montana cold snap. We spent a quiet day by the fire, instead of riding, but it was very pleasant, quiet time. Roscoe loves Nancy, so he thought it was the best […]
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It indicates great optimism to plant trees. My father, Brian, who was a lighthearted optimist, was still planting trees at the age of 85. The redbud outside this house arrived as a twig, the offspring of an ancient redbud at my parents’ house. My father planted it here in 2004, and now it is higher
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Many thanks for kind words. We move on, and though the world seems to dim with losses, we carry bright memories with us. The birds and Nature are my great solace. I have decided that my project for this year is to begin to rid our little patch of land of invasive species. The top
March has not been a good month. Last year, we lost Misha to a heart attack at 45, and on Saturday, we were devastated again at a sudden and unexpected loss in the same way. Robin Smith, who, while he was not young, was full of life and health. Mortality, though always around us, is