Today was a beautiful day but too chilly for porch pondering. I was walking Penelope on her first walk and stopped long enough to really study the sky. Father Sky had picked up some different colored pastels today and swiped them across his sky canvas. I think he’s been studying watercolor painting with Mother Nature.…

Spent the day in Alexander City visiting Chief’s sister and picking up some things from our house there. Drove down the highway under a cold overcast sky of cigar and cigarette smoke colored clouds. Occasionally the clouds parted and I could see the blue tint of the sky canvas. Two sluggish vultures, their bellies full…

Sat out on the porch today pondering on my changing world and watching the sun get covered by thick overcast clouds. The birds were singing happily and the wind chimes were playing a soft winter melody and pow!, Mr. Kestrel snatches a goldfinch in his talons, right off the feeder. This time he sat in…

Another pretty day today, azure blue sky, lots of thin clouds dancing across the sky, changing shapes as fast as they formed. One cloud looked just like a long white fishing boat carrying a man and his dog across the blue sky water. The buzzards were back today circling our neighborhood, high in the sky,…

Today was so pretty, almost spring like in temperature and bird song symphonies. I sat on the porch most of the day enjoying the warm sun and the flocks of cardinals and goldfinches flittering around the bird feeders. The squirrels were playing tag circling the oak tree trunks, chattering and fussing as they scampered around.…

Pondering about Valentine’s Day on this blue sky, bright sunshiny day. The sky is so beautiful after the rainy days, pure robin egg blue, not a cloud in sight. Cool wind so I can’t sit out on the porch comfortably and watch the birds. I’m enjoying being serenaded by the soft music from the wind…

Today was a beautiful overcast Monday. The sky canvas was full of grey clouds, silver rain showers, and heavy wind bursts. The faithful cardinals perched on all the bird feeders while the rain poured down. I think they enjoy being the only bird species on the bird feeders on a rainy day. I enjoyed the…

Today was a gray day, dull and free of color, the sky spitting occasional rain drops to wet the pavement and make the bamboo fronds heavy. Father Sky created a dense overcast sky and didn’t even leave a small crack in the clouds for the sun to peek through. I stared at the clouds trying…

Today is the third anniversary of my brother-in-law’s death. He died six weeks after Chief. He was a devoted family man to Chief’s sister and their family and fulfilled the role of a loving grandfather for our children. They called him Uncie and they loved him dearly. We lived next door to them and have…

Father Sky cannot get his sky canvas colored to his liking today. When I walked Penelope this morning, the sky was overcast with a thick white cloud cover, some clouds colored with blue-gray tints. Counted 12 buzzards circling around. If they want me they better get a couple more dozen friends to help pick me…