Last Hike This Year?

The weather was almost in the seventies.  The sun was shining.  The birds were singing.  And Babs and I knew we’d better grab the day for a good autumn hike before winter is breathing down our necks once again.  We drove out to Watkin’s Mill State Park and hiked around the whole perimeter of this [...]

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On Cloud Patrol #9

I’ve gotta tell ya, the clouds are NOT making things easy for me lately!  I go out on cloud patrol and there are all kinds of fluffy clouds, but, what are they doing?  Absolutely nothing!  They’re totally lazy!  They’re fat and they lack any imagination.  But, after a few days, I did manage to scrape [...]

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I Think It’s Fall…

So, how can I tell?  First, there are the sunrises.  When I step out on my balcony first thing in the morning, there is a definite nip in the air.  And the sun slowly, silently eases upward, its deep gold hues making the trees look like a delicate lace edging on the horizon.  The chill [...]

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After the rain…

Whew!  We’re finally getting a bit of a reprieve from the wet gloom and doom!  I wandered out after the last rain and found that the wet leaves cling to everything, whether they’re supposed to or not…

and zombie creatures emerge to forage, like some bit actors in the squirrel version of “dawn of the dead.”

But, [...]

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The Birds Are Coming!

In 1963 there was an Alfred Hitchcock movie entitled “The Birds,” that I just loved.  It was about this quiet little town by San Francisco Bay which is suddenly, inexplicably, subjected to massive, organized bird attacks during the course of several days.  In classic Hitchcock style, we are lulled into a sense of safety.  The [...]

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A Spider’s Work…

I’ve been so intent on watching the leaves fall from trees and the squirrels scurry around burying nuts lately that I almost missed a masterpiece being built right over my head.  I was coming back from the mailbox  the other day when a shaft of sunlight revealed this spiderweb over my neighbor’s window.

Here’s a shot [...]

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A Tale of Two Trees

As I’ve pointed out in many other posts, there’s a lot more going on in nature than meets the eye.  (At least in my mind there is!) To give you an example, here’s the tale of two trees.
First, there’s Martin, who wanted to be more than just a tree.  He also wanted to be a [...]

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On Cloud Patrol – Episode 8

When “Just Me” asked in the comments the other day whether I’d seen any good clouds lately, it spurred me to put on my Cloud Patrol uniform and start scanning the skies a little closer for some meaningful formations.  And, in the last several days, I’ve managed to gather four odd, but somewhat interesting clouds [...]

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Summer’s Last Hurrah?

As Summer gently makes her exit to clear the way for Autumn, I suddenly find myself surrounded by beautiful images of the season.  Or, it could just be that I’m taking a bit more time to notice.  At any rate, I wanted to share some with you.  This first one’s a sunrise.  I know I’m [...]

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On Cloud Patrol – Episode 7

I know it’s been awhile since my last cloud patrol, but the clouds haven’t been cooperating!  Oh, there have been some out there, true, but they’ve been very unimaginative ones.  No matter how I would screw up my face and squint my eyes, this dullard group of clouds absolutely refused to assume any meaningful shapes!  [...]

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