From my archives… I was so enamored with the birds today that I did’t even notice the sky! I did notice I had to have on a sweater to sit on the swing. Then the sun would come back out and my sweater would come off. I peeped out the window this morning and saw…

Beautiful day for porch pondering. The weather temperature is just perfect. Vivid blue sky has a few wispy clouds. The birds are flitting and finding perches on the feeders. The porch lizards and Penelope are taking their morning sunbaths. A small flock of common blackbirds, also called Eurasian blackbirds, lit on the ground under one…

I must be getting older ‘cause this wind the last several days has kept me off the porch during part of the day. Course I always notice the pretty blue sky and all the birds flitting around the bird feeders. Saw the brown headed cowbirds during late afternoon, four came and ate seeds under the…

Today’s Earth Day. Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, as a way to create awareness about environmental issues and as a way to “keep the earth clean and green.” What a beautiful day outside to celebrate Mother Earth. Deep blue unclouded sky. As the day progressed a few wispy clouds joined the…

Been a happy day today. Blue sky, no clouds. Breakfast and lunch on the porch. Lots of birds singing. The birds are enjoying the bird baths with the new fountains circulating the water. The morning bird symphony was changed to a leaf blower symphony mid-morning. Thought it would never end. I think it disrupted the…

Deep blue sky this morning. Matches perfectly with the blue color named sky. Almost lost my bagels when I sat down in the swing. Much to Penelope’s dismay, I righted the plate before the bagels slid off. Only one wispy cloud in sight. Looks like a toddler drew it holding his white pastel stick in…

Another bright and clear day. Light blue sky, no clouds. The sun light looks clean and clear. It’s so bright, almost makes you squint. Not a lot of birds this time of day. I can hear their songs but only a few are on the feeders. It’s quiet enough that I can hear this huge…

Beautiful bright and sunny day today. The wind chimes are singing loud enough to drown out the bird symphony. The sky is Feltman Brother’s baby blue. No clouds drawn in yet. My birds are all over the yard — goldfinches, cardinals, purple finches, downy woodpeckers, chickadees, wrens, titmice, and one brown headed cowbird and two…

Today I’ve been sitting in the swing, when the winds calmed down, thinking about how happy I am to be at home. Didn’t want to live here without Chief because he was my home but I’m beginning to feel like I’m home. I grew up in this house with three brothers and considered it home…

Been pondering in the porch swing and shedding tears today for the families of the children killed in the mass shooting during a 16th birthday party in Dadeville. You never think this kind of violence would invade a small town but Saturday night gun violence changed the lives of the town forever. As I write…