Left Peachtree City early this morning after my grandchildren went to school. Chased a beautiful blue sky, cloudless and sunny, all the way home to Alabama. When I crossed the Alabama-Georgia line, Father Sky rubbed his blueberry pastel across the horizon and left some soft strokes of color in layers of blues and purples. I…

From my archives… Another wonderful day the Lord has gifted us, the overcast sky so beautiful in its layers of whites and grays and purples and blues. The layering of the clouds looked like the peaks of a distant mountain range on the western prairies. I love watching the clouds stack up in colors and…

From my archives… The word for this beautiful blue sky day is windy! I’ve been watching the bamboo perform in a dance recital all afternoon, bending and swaying, knocking against each other, composing a rustling bamboo symphony like cymbal brushes on a drum set. The cardinals are latching onto the thin branches and enjoying the…

From my archives… Not much time porch pondering today but I’ve given a lot of thought to how each day offers a multitude of new beginnings. Yesterday is gone but there’s always tomorrow. We need to put the past behind us, try not to worry about the future, and live and enjoy each day. Realistically…

Visiting the grandchildren… from my archives. Ate breakfast on the porch this morning looking at an overcast sky, colored like a big bowl of melted vanilla ice cream. Kept looking for some color to show up, to marble its beauty, but the ice cream color held till mid-afternoon when light gray clouds started to move…

Perched in the swing all day thinking I needed to get up and do a few chores but being retired I selfishly decide it’s okay to bird watch the day away waiting for the sunset to send me in the house. The male red-breasted grosbeak came back to my bird buffet today but didn’t bring…

Another beautiful day, dark blue sky, occasional wisps of clouds sketched by Father Sky’s white pastel stick. The sun warmed up the day quickly. My mowing crew came and the birds always flock to the yard after it’s been mowed. I saw the faithful cardinals, three downy woodpeckers, a wren, a nuthatch, several titmice and…

Perched in the swing most of the day and looked at that beautiful azure sky trying not to cry as I watched the flock of glorious cardinals enjoying the warm sun on their crimson and fawn brown plumage. My yard was just full of song birds today, gifts sent from heaven to lift my spirits.…

Today has been such a pretty day, bright blue cloudless sky, warm sunshine to take the chill off. I didn’t ponder on the porch this morning, it was just too cool. Guess I’m getting old but I sat in the lady den glued to a four hour movie about Wyatt Earp. Nothing I love better…

Penelope and I have enjoyed being on the porch all day. I ate my breakfast bagel perched in the swing and watched the birds and squirrels beginning their day. The lone male red-breasted grosbeak visited the feeder on the scuppernong trellis close to the swing and I could see what a handsome creature he really…