Monthly Archives: June 2015
The Swarm
I wasn’t surprised when I looked out our basement window a few days ago and saw little dark objects swirling around our apple tree. At first, it was just a few, but soon the air was teeming with madly circling flecks. My eyesight wasn’t keen enough identify them visually, but I knew what they were. […]
The Robin Rescue
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickinson I couldn’t help thinking of this poem as my son and his […]
Eau Claire’s Diner en Blanc
Yesterday, my husband Paul, my friend Angie, and I attended Eau Claire’s third annual Diner en Blanc. The tradition of the Diner originated in France but quickly spread around the world. It’s a strange hybrid between a flash mob and a picnic. All the guests dress in white and bring picnics, complete with their own […]
Another Chicken Proverb
My chicken Feisty is engaged in yet another futile quest for maternity. This is her second “broody” period; she sits in the coop all day, stubbornly warming the unfertilized eggs beneath her. Taking them out makes no difference. There will always be another one, and darn it, she’s a chicken with a mission. She’d done […]
Moments of Unexpected Beauty 