No porch pondering in the porch swing today, too cold and damp. Penelope and I spent the day pondering in the lady den. The lady den was a sun room when the house was built in 1920 and has nine windows. We watched the squirrels ride the bamboo in the wind gusts. The squirrels jump…

No porch sitting on this dreary day. Just looking out the windows presents a winter afternoon. Birdies are flirting and flitting around. If I was them I’d be finding me a hidey-hole to get ready for nightfall, for staying out of the wind, and for staying warm. Still wishing for snowflakes but don’t think it’s…

Sat on the porch mid-morning pondering in the swing and thinking about the dying art of letter writing. Wasn’t too cold till it got damp and windy. Didn’t mind the temperature because I want it to be cold enough for Mother Nature to blow some snowflakes my way Saturday! Should have visited my grandchildren this…

Sat in the porch swing for a little while today. It’s really cloudy and windy. Not many bird friends flitting around. Only saw three cardinals and a titmouse. Dum Dum, the dove, was sitting on the turret across the street as usual and cooing in his strange singing voice. Last time I bought bird seed,…

Been having trouble sleeping the last few days and have found myself awake at 1:30 AM conversing with Alexa. So when I finally doze off I’m sleeping later than usual. By the time I’ve toasted my bagel the sun has warmed the earth and it’s pleasant enough to eat breakfast in the swing. I’ve missed…

Another beautiful porch swing sitting day. Nothing like pondering in a swing surrounded by flitting birds. My yard was filled with cardinals. I counted 8 pair at one time. In late afternoon a small flock of goldfinches joined the college of cardinals. When I was a little girl I remember seeing a cardinal was a…

Pondering on the porch today sitting in the swing. Penelope is surveying her property in the sun in her playpen. I’m actually getting hot sitting in the sun. A little black curly-haired dog just walked by real fast but she didn’t bark at him. If he had looked our way she would have let go…

Sat on the porch today in my feeted pjs. Put them on over my clothes this morning so I was comfortable sitting in the swing and watching the birds flitting around. Penelope was on guard in the playpen watching for China spy balloons. Mr. Wood Thrush came to the big bird bath and took another…

Didn’t sit in the swing on the porch today and do any pondering. Mother Nature is still blowing her wind here and it just makes it too cold. I did notice the blue, cloudless sky and the ever present turkey vulture. Bird feeders are getting low on seed so I know I’ve had some visitors…

Actually sat on the porch for an hour today in the cold looking for inspiration for today’s thoughts. Penelope sat in the swing with me and the sun warmed us where we sat. Wasn’t that bad till the wind would rush by. All the wind chimes were singing. I could hear the ones across the…