A Night in Paris

Those muggy, humid days of mid-summer are upon us bringing moist air that the winter squash, corn and tomatoes thrive upon.  Summer squash and zucchini are picked daily and if missed, they turn into baseball bats within 24 hrs.  The winter wheat is ripening into a beautiful gold and contrasts brilliantly against the late planted…

An early walk between farms… had the sounds of spring filling the air. The warbler, perhaps a black throated green warbler, that I consider my bird, was fluting to its mate oblivious to competing songs. An unfamiliar sound stopped my stride as I scanned the surrounds at eye level. Listening and watching for a minute…

Two weeks in Australia in January with Mary’s family, friends, and touring, helped to shorten the winter and gave us a much needed thaw after the extreme cold experienced during the first few weeks of that month.  The heat in Australia had abated the day we arrived which was appreciated.  They had record highs of…

Winter wants to come early this year. As we write this, we have 6″ of fresh snow since after midnight. Although we have been preparing for snow, it always seems to come as a surprise. We weren’t anticipating quite so much, but it’s early in the season and the snow may come and go several…