Ponderings from the Porch Swing

Old Man Winter is on the way. I can feel his presence in the cold breeze this afternoon. The sky is beginning to get purples in its white aqua cloud cover gearing up for a heavy rain tonight. Old Man Winter is blowing his frosty breath over my little slice of heaven. He’s gonna huff…

Penelope and I took a ride in a little whirlwind of brown oak leaves this morning. She was doing her morning aggressive sniffing of the mail box post and the leaves jumped up and surrounded us in a quick little whirlwind. We just stood still and the leaves quickly swirled around us and then danced…

A flock of cedar waxwings visited my neighborhood this morning swarming around the holly trees looking for berries. I heard the waxwings excited high pitched happy whistles before I went outside to walk Penelope. Such beautiful birds with their soft brown, gray and lemon-yellow plumage, their wing tips dipped in bright red, their tail feathers…

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…

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…