I think we all try to be prepared as much as possible. When you reach a certain age you have exercised your preparedness muscle so ...

While I am allergic to cats, it does not mean that I do not like them. I just avoid them. I often find it amazing that if you enter a home...

I accidentally put my post on my other nature blog and rather than cut and paste and create a nightmare of html errors...I am sending you th...

This past weekend my husband purchased tickets to the Folger Shakespeare Theater in Washington, DC. We could not get good reservations at ...

We are all linked together whether we like it or not. The planet can be covered in man-made walls, but they will not make any differenc...

Dehazed and photoshopped muchly. I have learned that the older you get and the more open you are to the differences in earth's unive...

Hard to realize I have not posted on my blog in the past two weeks. In reality, I have had nothing to say.   !But that has not stopped me...

Going into the Doctor's for a follow-up. The first time today I feel better, so of course, the appointment is tomorrow when I ...

I have somewhat gotten used to not hearing well out of my right ear. The pain from the infection is gone, but the swelling hangs on. I us...

I am stuck at home for a few days with a semi-painful ear infection. It is complicated and involves fungus and microbials...and I am unabl...

I promised a link to the woodland walk. Part II is here .

It is now just after 7:00 AM and I have been up for over an hour. I have gone through emails, worked on photos, checked the FB page f...

January is the cruelest month. Short days with little sun. Wind and weather that steals through your very skin. Endless politics o...

It is getting harder to monitor anonymous comments on blog posts.  When they praise me for my insight, excellent writing or want to offer ad...

I bought myself a gift of fancy boots for Christmas and I have to be careful and wear them only on dry days.  These shoes are pretty comfort...

This past weekend, like many extended families, we had a post Christmas get together and exchange of gifts. Since there were nine of us, i...

Why do all of my most interesting questions, resolutions, ideas, and original thoughts happen at night as I settle in to fall asleep?...

When days are rainy I go through old photos and pass the time by trying to get creative. Still life the digital way... ...

My children and their children live just outside the District of Columbia, that city of famous and infamous history. We arrived and fo...

Hope that this day is your most peaceful yet. Gather your energies and your love and go forth in the New Year and make it better.