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Christmas Decor Goes to the Birds – Part 1

I’ll take my Christmas spirit where I can find it. Today, at a chilly 14°F, I finished decorating my “real” Christmas tree. 🎄 But first, let’s go back to the beginning of this project. Warning; this is going to be a bit of a ramble … just sorting my feelings out so I can moveContinue reading “Christmas Decor Goes to the Birds – Part 1”

A Windy December Day

What is it about wind that pushes me to write? Perhaps I just need the distraction, something to draw my eyes from the window where delicate, interlacing tree branches and twigs sway hypnotically. When I was younger, I enjoyed a windy day – especially a windy summer day. I loved watching big, bellowing white cloudsContinue reading “A Windy December Day”

Shiver My Timbers!

I thought about titling this “The Winds of November”, but it sounded like some epic novel. Besides; it’s not really about the wind – although I’ll admit, the wind has been substantial last night and today. The gusting winds woke me up just past dawn this morning, literally shaking the house. For you non-Alaskans, thatContinue reading “Shiver My Timbers!”

Shades of Pale

Gazing out my window this morning, I was dismayed to see the sun rise dimly over yet another dismal day filtered through mists of fog and hoar frost. Not wishing to spend the day disheartened, I put my mind to work finding snippets of beauty in my pale, drab surroundings. I often snap photos asContinue reading “Shades of Pale”