Ponderings from the Porch Swing

Today’s Earth Day. Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, as a way to create awareness about environmental issues and as a way to “keep the earth clean and green.” What a beautiful day outside to celebrate Mother Earth. Deep blue unclouded sky. As the day progressed a few wispy clouds joined the…

Been a happy day today. Blue sky, no clouds. Breakfast and lunch on the porch. Lots of birds singing. The birds are enjoying the bird baths with the new fountains circulating the water. The morning bird symphony was changed to a leaf blower symphony mid-morning. Thought it would never end. I think it disrupted the…

Deep blue sky this morning. Matches perfectly with the blue color named sky. Almost lost my bagels when I sat down in the swing. Much to Penelope’s dismay, I righted the plate before the bagels slid off. Only one wispy cloud in sight. Looks like a toddler drew it holding his white pastel stick in…

Another bright and clear day. Light blue sky, no clouds. The sun light looks clean and clear. It’s so bright, almost makes you squint. Not a lot of birds this time of day. I can hear their songs but only a few are on the feeders. It’s quiet enough that I can hear this huge…

Beautiful bright and sunny day today. The wind chimes are singing loud enough to drown out the bird symphony. The sky is Feltman Brother’s baby blue. No clouds drawn in yet. My birds are all over the yard — goldfinches, cardinals, purple finches, downy woodpeckers, chickadees, wrens, titmice, and one brown headed cowbird and two…

Today I’ve been sitting in the swing, when the winds calmed down, thinking about how happy I am to be at home. Didn’t want to live here without Chief because he was my home but I’m beginning to feel like I’m home. I grew up in this house with three brothers and considered it home…

Been pondering in the porch swing and shedding tears today for the families of the children killed in the mass shooting during a 16th birthday party in Dadeville. You never think this kind of violence would invade a small town but Saturday night gun violence changed the lives of the town forever. As I write…

Such a beautiful day. Blue sky with grayish clouds mixed with white washed clouds. A loud bird symphony is playing in my yard. I love listening! My goldfinches are all over the feeders, singing and flittering around. Downy, the little woodpecker, has really been eating the suet. I put him a new block of suet…

Took Penelope for a walk this morning and the sky was so beautiful. Dark blue sky with rain clouds boiling up. Never seen such a beautiful color in the clouds, almost an eggplant purple. We came in and the rain boiled out of the clouds in a heavy downpour. Made me sad in a deep…

Rainy day this morning. White dingy T-shirt colored sky with Mother Nature spitting rain out. Tried to sit outside this morning and eat breakfast but it was just too cool and damp. On the way to the porch one of my bagel halves slid off the plate and landed cream cheese side up on the…