The view from my porch…
Usually, it’s all about the writing. But something about fall color sends me swooning. These are a 180 view, west to east, from my front porch, taken this overcast morning. Hope your day takes you outside.
Usually, it’s all about the writing. But something about fall color sends me swooning. These are a 180 view, west to east, from my front porch, taken this overcast morning. Hope your day takes you outside.
A bit of family fun for Twitter’s #FolkloreThursday – the Halloween edition! My grandma’s 1960s (earlier?) October / Jack-O-Lantern planter. October 8th was her birthday, so I assume this was part of birthday series?
In this week’s Book Quote Wednesday #bookqw: No ‘might’ about it—a strong heroine makes her own choices!
As we head off to Wyoming to view the total solar eclipse, my husband Bill decided to put into writing the answer to the viewing questions he’s been asked several times a day. Bill’s quickie guide on how to observe the solar eclipse on Aug 21, 2017: Partial eclipse only: Check https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/ or apps […]
Okay, this has nothing to do with writing…almost. Last weekend I took off to West Virginia for the Almost Heaven Star Party with my husband. We met as amateur astronomers in the astronomy club that hosts the event, NOVAC, the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. That would be back in 1986 when Comet Halley passed by. […]
Longtime followers likely recall that I spend part of my summers at a family cabin in Colorado’s Front Range. When I arrived this year, I hit the peak blooming of the local choke cherries, making the butterflies quite happy! Here’s a sampling of what I’m seeing–only a sample, because some won’t sit still! Tiger Swallowtails sipping […]
It’s been a busy spring, some of it my doing, some of it I was drafted into. I’m not protesting too much. My dear husband Bill decided to take a beekeeping class to assist with the bee hive at our church. The first hive died last fall and he didn’t know why. The class met […]
Going forward, we need to remember this: “Nature is not a place. It is home.” ~ Gary Snyder
I love DIY and one of my crafts is featured on author Vicki Batman’s blog, Handbags, Books…Whatever. It becomes a handbag, of course, but a Victorian one! Stop by for a look.
Here’s a short #TeaserTuesday from The Binding. Read the opening chapter here!