Category: fauna

Doodads — yard this weekend

This had to be one of the most uneventful weekends of all time, which isn’t a bad thing.  Low-key in a global realm of increasing chaos is respite.  My only complaint is relentless grey cloud cover.  Looking out today, there were a few cloud partings with brief headlights of sun.  I see a bright cloud…

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Meijer Gardens 101523

Older son and I met up with younger son, his wife, and grandbaby today. We spent a couple of hours mostly in the outside children’s area of the place. It was sunny and about 55F. A good time was had by all.      

Project Ant Part 1

I’ve mentioned this to a very few people so far, but I’m tired of hiding in the shadows with the issue.  I’ve had a problem with ants in the rafters of my atrium for a few years now and it is time to tackle the issue.  The sawdust is falling down and my roof will…

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nature haiku

still along spines a green baby monster waits for dinner

dVerse Quadrille 179 — No Better Than Now

One copacetic afternoon two sleeping cats three glass fish wind chime four cardinals call five pink roses six inches of coffee seven warm strawberries eight tiny sun arnica nine fingerling zucchini ten green marble tomatoes eleven pages of Bono read twelve hours to bedtime I am today’s host of dVerse.  I say: Write a quadrille…

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