From my archives on this day of 2024… Been lazy today, sitting in the lady den staring at the bird feeders, Penelope and I cozy under my cardinal blanket. Not many birds on the feeders this morning. I figured the little goldfinches ate so much yesterday they were home in their warm nests, sitting comfortably…

Tom Bodett writes, “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” I think those words are a good definition of happiness but I think I’d change the word happiness to the word content. I think happiness comes…

Today was a beautiful day with hints of the upcoming spring in the air. Would be easy to get an early case of spring fever from the day’s warmth. Saw some lilly of the valley bulbs pushing up through the grass by the driveway. The birds were singing, happy to be feeding in the sunshine’s…

Pondered in the swing several hours today, enjoying the blue sky and the warm sunshine. Father Sky’s pale blue sky canvas was full of jet contrails thinning out, making a tic tac toe board in the heavens. One large winged turkey buzzard was surfing alone on the wind currents, circling up the blue ocean of…

The day waked beautifully, sporting a pale blue sky full of thin cotton candy clouds stretched out along the horizon. The clouds made me think of the cotton fluff inside a stuffed animal toy. After Penelope’s walk I put her in her playpen and filled up the bird feeders. After my bird chores were finished…

The sky was overcast in shades of cigar smoke grays and melted vanilla ice cream beige this morning. When I walked Penelope, Mother Nature was pouring rain from her little watering can. The sun was hidden, sleeping late under her cloud covers. The birds were all over my yard, flitting from feeder to feeder joining…

Billy Graham said, “Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.” I think that’s a serious quote that we should all take note of. Isaiah 60:1 says, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” God wants us to rise each…

Been enamored by the birds today. My yard is full of cardinals and chickadees and titmice. Saw a pileated woodpecker and a turkey buzzard sharing the winter blue sky. A little flock of sparrows were scratching around the little yellow dandelions and took flight when Penelope and I walked by. Bird watching is such a…

Today woke up to a beautiful blue sky accented with bleached cotton boll clouds floating freely, spaced out, being careful to not bump into each other. The sun was warm and bright even though early morning was cold. I still see the six little dandelion blooms, bright yellow, pushing up through the brown oak leaves…

Today was such a pretty picture. Father Sky sketched a pastel blue sky and filled his winter sky sketch with small white clouds. The birds were enjoying the sunshine this morning, singing happily, composing a euphonious yard symphony. I filled the bird feeders up under the supervision of a fat little pine warbler. He just…