I’ve shown our senior rescue dog on my social media, but only introduced him here once. Indulge me, because it’s Copper’s first #gotchaday, the anniversary of his adoption on January 16, 2021. I’d wanted a dog for a while, but I also foster guinea pigs–and one of our penned areas is on the floor of […]
Our temperatures have warmed, rain fell and our snow has melted. Although I wouldn’t think of these chilly gray days as a time to start seeds, apparently other wildflower gardeners are not hesitating! This week in the Facebook Group Pollinator Friendly Yards, someone posted their achievement of sowing native wildflower seed in 100 milk jugs. […]
It’s #bookqw and our hero won’t tolerate the ‘rage’ of his teammates. More from Chapter 3: By the time Daeryn caught up to them, the wolves were rolling in an outright fight, the beta Maraquin for once taking on her headstrong alpha. Leaves, dirt, fur and snarls flew in confusion. He couldn’t tell which was […]
I’m doing first revisions on a draft of a winter story, and our recent snow is very much a mood connection. I spent five hours outdoors helping with our local Winter Bird Count, starting at 20 degrees and ending at 32. My chilly breaths of outside air remind me how winter feels, letting me deepen […]
Our recent snow in the Mid-Atlantic region fell wet and heavy on the branches, especially for those shrubs and trees that hold their leaves through the winter. White pine branches snapped, the southern magnolia boughs touched the ground and my favorite witch hazel bent from seven feet high to two feet. (This photo is earlier, […]
It’s #BookQW and the plan isn’t ‘clear’ to our heroine. As I read again, I see ‘clear’ is the perfect quote word for this scene because it’s the first time Gran has made their real goals clear to Fern–at the 11th hour! More from Chapter 2: “What?” Fern gasped, her mind blank for a moment […]
It’s #BookQW and ‘bliss’ is not our heroine’s feels. More from Chapter 8: Instead of dirt, a patch of water shimmered in the sunlight, fed by a silvery stream diverted from the nearby creek. “Your pond seems to be there,” Beri said with a sigh. “H-how?” But now Beri’s muddy clothing made sense. Did this […]
It’s International Mountain Day! Okay, this was announced in my planner, but I connected to it and this scene came to mind immediately: We’ve hiked to Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks Wilderness our last two visits to Colorado. I’m sorry I don’t know the exact mountain names here on the Continental Divide. They certainly […]
A little something to remind us where we live.
It’s #BookQW and we all brighten the coming solstice with ‘color’. More from Chapter 2: “You feel put out?” Beri huffed. “I had to spend eight hours of the one snow day inside a school building and two more inside a bus. I had only the walk home and a few snowballs pitched at Fern.” […]