January has the distinction of being the month in which my parents married, on January 16, 1954, which is 68 years ago, but who’s counting? The wedding was in Chicago, and my father was a day late arriving, ocean voyages in January being unpredictable. It must have been quite stressful, since he had not met […]
The pleasant “January thaw” has given way to real January weather. Today was a snow day, which means hard work around here, just making paths to clean the barn and get from place to place. But it is so beautiful, and so quiet, there is no complaint… yet. Tomorrow, though, I am sure I will
Today, Arthur moved on to another home with a good friend, who will treasure him. I have been dreading the separation from him, but after seeing him settle in to his new house, I am thrilled for both Arthur and our friend. Jane and I delivered him, along with a care package full of supplies,
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It was a beautiful day, feeling like the end of March, not early January. A welcome anomaly, with snow in the forecast for the weekend. A cardinal with feathers in disarray appeared at the feeder. He seemed fine, but looked like he had met with some sort of mishap. Our friend, Corinne, came out for
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At last! The return of the pileated woodpecker, our most dramatic bird. Pileated just means “crested”, and these are the Woody Woodpecker birds. The very first time I saw one, I thought it was an Ivory Billed Woodpecker. It was not, of course, but still a worthwhile sighting. There were other birds, of course. Harlan
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