Today has been a beautiful day is so many ways. I sat on the porch this morning and ate my bagel and watermelon and watched the cardinals and purple finches and chickadees. Gave up on Mr. Downy Woodpecker but he showed up on the suet feeder before I went in the house. Cool breezes were…

Been busy today cooking and cleaning. Having company this weekend. We are having our annual McMurray Fam Jam up at baby brother’s house to kick off the summer. They are great hosts. They have a pool, too, so all the children enjoy swimming. We have such a wonderful happy time when our families gather together.…

The day is so picturesque! Cloudless blue sky, bright warm sunshine, and the beautiful greens of the trees and garden plants. My flowers are loving the sun. A faint breeze is blowing, not enough to waken the wind chimes. Perfect for porch sitting and pondering. The only thing interrupting my solitude is a large fat…

For some reason while I was walking Penelope this morning a quote from Maya Angelo just popped up in my mind. “This is a wonderful day. I haven’t seen this one before.” Never really pondered on it but everyday is different than the one before and the one coming after. We walked in a light…

I think fall has arrived this morning. The sky is overcast with intermittent gun metal gray clouds and they just rained down a soft shower. The day is cool. Penelope and I took a walk during the shower. I’m ready for some hot days of summer. Good porch pondering weather. Maybe I’m getting old but…

Overcast dull sky today with wind. It was in the 60s but felt cooler to me. Filled up several of the bird feeders. The fighting finches were back squabbling over the tube feeder. Lots of male cardinals dressed in their red finery. The females are just as beautiful with their subdued colorings. Saw some wood…

Gray skies today. An occasional a blue space would open up in the sky soon to be covered by the dull clouds. The birds were scarce today. I moved the feeders around when I painted the poles yesterday so maybe that discouraged them in some habitual way. The faithful cardinals are always around. Had an…

The sun burst through with all her glory mid-afternoon. The plants are all raising their branches and blooms thankful for the sunshine to dry their soggy soil and warm their roots. The sky was dull white all morning. The color of an old well worn T-shirt washed too many times with blue jeans. I sat…

I think Mother Nature is trying to get the fall weather to come back. She’s been running me off the porch with rain and wind and now she’s making it too cool. Was too chilly to comfortably sit on the porch last night after supper. Tried to eat my breakfast on the porch this morning…

Been putting the window unit air conditioners in the main floor bedrooms today. Didn’t cuss and Stew and I didn’t fuss at each other. Only tragedy was a broken fingernail on my left hand from catching the unit before it fell out the window. Yep! The secret to our success was my new electric screwdriver.…