When I’m alone, if I’m alone outside, my heart soars up into the branches of the trees and alights next to one of our rufous sided chickadees, or goes to befriend the shy Pacific Slope Flycather, calling from the feathery … Continue reading →
I wonder what ever happened to that ceramic figurine that mom had, the remaining one of two bookends that used to stand on the top of the bookcase in her room. There were two of them, of course. Two women … Continue reading →
One of my favorite dreams was the one where my dad showed up. Not as a bear this time, terrifying the family. I’d try to get everyone inside the house, our house (mom’s house), but I was the youngest and … Continue reading →
I never liked making trouble for anyone…. BWA HA HAAAA!! I adored it. Such a nice girl, I could get away with anything. I didn’t make nearly enough trouble, but when I did, I loved it. In high school some … Continue reading →
I smile when I remember Tom. Tom was the younger brother of a guy I had a huge crush on in high school. The older brother had a magnificent deep bass voice for singing. He was pretty much a jerk, … Continue reading →
The park bench that has been placed down at the lagoon startles me nearly every time I see it. It has a dedication to someone, someone’s father, who loved the area, but here my selfishness kicks in. No one ever … Continue reading →
When I dipped my hand in the water the bioluminescence made a wide sparkling trail, nearly illuminating the lagoon. I was in Puerto Rico, in 2005, on the Bioluminescence tour. I almost gave up on it when the bus broke … Continue reading →
After a long hiatus, I will be resuming my blog. Thanks for the prompts! In a few months I will move my regular blog post to my new site, once it is up and running. This is because I am … Continue reading →
I lay watching the stars late into the night the other night, listening to an owl hooting softly, somewhere to the north of us, and listening to my spouse snoozing softly in the delicious cool air on the deck my … Continue reading →
No joke. This blog post is about simple truths, or facts, which are clear cut, (straight lines), versus twisted versions of those same events. Here is an example. Let’s say your neighbor’s 16 year old son accidentally rear-ends you when … Continue reading →
