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Somehow, between the social whirl and the slow internet of the past week, my blog posts have fallen by the wayside. The good news is that Jane and Derry are back in action, if only walking, and the weather has been tolerable for the most part (at least in the early mornings). After our ride […]

Father’s Day yesterday was a chance for Jane and me to make a visit to Susan and Wiley’s new foal in Perry, Missouri, meeting Melissa and Lindsey there from Kirksville. It was a reunion of old friends to celebrate a new life. Harry was busy in the studio finishing a project, so he held down

Five days have careened past since my last blog post. Between late evenings and slow internet, I have neglected to post any updates. Tuesday, I missed Harlan when he came to empty the dumpster, but he did his usual expert job. Luckily, I had put out a cooler of fizzy waters and fruit – it

Again, the slow rural internet has blocked my blogging until this evening, so this will be a rather long catch up post. The biggest news is that on Saturday, somebody here turned eighty! We had an early celebration Thursday with John and Laura, John having blazed the trail to eighty just ahead of Harry, earlier

I know they are common birds, and can be raucous bullies, but blue jays are beautiful, and, as evidence, here is a series of pictures. It is time for baby birds to leave their nests, which is a stressful time around here, with so many cats running loose. The swallow parents are maintaining the upper