Ponderings from the Porch Swing

Did porch pondering in the porch swing today and it was so marvelous darlings. The sky was light blue, cloudless I thought, till I leaned back in the swing and realized Father Sky had lightly stroked his white pastel all over the sky canvas. The clouds were as thin as an exquisite gossamer veil on…

Another wondrous day the Lord hath made, porch pondering perfect. The sky was baby blue, not the dark azure of yesterday, and Father Sun had sketched all kinds of clouds in the sky, all shapes and sizes, all bleached white, kissed by the sun, leisurely sailing along on the blue sky canvas. The sun was…

The sky was so blue today, so pretty and so clean. Nothing to be seen in the heavens till a wake of buzzards came to ride the wind currents. Penelope watched the buzzards’ shadows as they sailed across the sidewalks, the houses and the wall across the street. She was intrigued. The buzzards are magnificent…

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 filled up all the bird feeders, cleaned out the bird…

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…