I awoke to the patter of raindrops outside my bedroom window. Slowly at first, still drowsy with sleep, I tried unsuccessfully to identify the soft, steady music of it. Almost drifting off again to the pleasant sound, it finally registered and I uttered a surprised and happy, “Oh! Rain!” Of course, that was all itContinue reading “First Rain”
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Could it Really Be Spring?
A brilliantly hued orange and black butterfly flittered past the window of my RV this morning just as I pulled the shade up. My handy-dandy bug-identifier phone app tells me it’s a Milbert’s Tortoiseshell butterfly and they are commonly found in south-central Alaska in early spring. Hmm … “early spring” seems a relative term here.Continue reading “Could it Really Be Spring?”
Skipping Straight to May
I admit it. April was mostly depressing, exhausting and painful. I wasn’t motivated to write. I had to delay (twice!) getting the RV de-winterized because of cold weather and lingering snow. I was so ready for spring, and spring just wasn’t cooperating. Rhonda and I attended our first Barn Hunt trial of the year inContinue reading “Skipping Straight to May”
De & the Dachsies - Our Rambles 