Another beautiful day of winter blue skies courtesy of Father Sky and his box of blue pastels. The faithful cardinals dressed in their crimson robes and fawn brown cardigans visited the feeders this morning. The wind chimes joined in their symphony of morning prayers. My neighbor across the street burned the weeds off his brick…

Woke up this morning to Old Man Winter beating a boisterous “Good morning!” symphony on the wind chimes’ pipes. Been sleeping upstairs in the guest room for a few weeks and have enjoyed hearing the wind chime tintinnabulations on these windy mornings. The sky was winter blue, sparkling clean in the sunshine, cloud free. I…

Been reading quotes today. Never get tired of them. I’m thinking about inspiration and sitting here trying to read what I’ve scribbled on the back of a junk mail envelope. I’m notorious about writing down quotes and sentences while I’m reading books and magazines. I just grab a scrap of paper nearby and scribble it…

Woke up this morning with a view of winter blue sky and bright yellow sunshine out my window. Edward Goree wrote, “My favorite journey is looking out the window.” I’ve been on a window journey most of the day. I love sitting in my reading chair and looking out on the world through the nine…

The little songbirds dressed in their winter plumage are all over the bird feeders, singing and flitting around. I wonder if they are cold. I read that birds shiver to stay warm. Chickadees can maintain a body temperature of 100 degrees even when the temperature is 0 degrees. They are tough little creatures. I’m thankful…

Beautiful day today! Can’t deny it’s a winter day. Blue sky, a few wispy clouds. The wind is really boisterous. I’ll be glad when Mother Nature runs out of her wind producing breath. I am missing my porch swinging and pondering. Every time I walk by the front door Penelope briefly stops thinking we’re going…

I’ve been lazy today. Still looking at Christmas things that need to be put in the Christmas closets but one of the great things about being retired is the welcome spare moments with no agenda and no work responsibilities except those daily chores for living and maintaining a home. Ralph Waldo Emerson once remarked, “Guard…

Was walking Penelope this morning looking up at the glorious winter blue sky and I remembered a quote by Henry David Thoreau I read yesterday. “An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” I am blessed by this beautiful morning and the little flock of crimson cardinals and their mates happily visiting…

When I woke this morning I glanced out the window and saw a beautiful blue sky canvas and a handsome crimson cardinal sitting on a bamboo limb close to the window. You know I’m going to say it was Chief sitting on the limb. Penelope and I’ve spent the day under my cardinal lap blanket…

The day is so beautiful after a storm, the sky is bluer, the clouds are whiter, the sun is brighter. The rain washed the earth clean last night and cleared the sky leaving a sense of peace and thankfulness for God’s grace. Father Sky opened a new box of colorful pastels this morning sketching a…