Category: Stories
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Where Are the Osprey?
A cool, bright, high UV morning. Lots of birdsong just outside my window. The daffs are nearing the end of their season but an abundance of other flowers, both wild and domestic, are coming into bloom. The apple trees that dot our local landscape are lush with white blossoms. It has been consistently very cool,…
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Fox on the Deck!!
A lovely spring day, cool and bright. Here on the south coast spring continues to lag behind areas further inland, as we are reminded every time we go to Providence. Everyone here describes the trip to Providence as “down” but it is really over and up. Many trees are in full bloom, some are past…
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Easter Monday
A cool, sunny day after a week of mostly rain. We were in Providence both Friday and Saturday, and enjoyed glimpses of sun and relative warmth between the showers. Here, there are daffodils and crocuses in bloom, and in Providence, redbuds and forsythia. Everywhere there is bird song and Jennie saw osprey on the beach…
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A Stormy Day
A rainy, windy, mid-March day. Maybe thunderstorms and flooding later. Dense fog. The maple buds are beginning to show red. Last week I came down with a cold, the first one in ages. It has lingered, so after a bit of packing or doing other tasks I am done for the day. This has meant…
