Wildlife nest-and-baby season is well upon us near the end of a Michigan June. My friend Sue saw wren babies hatch, fledge, and leave. She said they were remarkably cute. So are the baby mallards we’re seeing now. They’re at the stage where they have pretty gold markings incised into their brown fluff, each duckling… Continue reading Baby Business
Month: June 2022
Hot as Hot
“HOT AS HOT” was the TV weather report this morning. The map behind the cheery meteorologist proclaimed “SEVERE STORMS.” We woke to rumbling thunder. The sky got darker and darker, till it looked like the last moment of twilight before night falls. The dog was frantic. He always is when there’s thunder. He… Continue reading Hot as Hot
Ooh. Ahh.
“Do you want to go for a walk?” Marilyn asked, after dinner. I’d already been for two long walks that day. We set off. “Okay, but I don’t want to go too far. Or too fast. Also, I don’t want to use my right leg.” “How’s that going to work?” my sister… Continue reading Ooh. Ahh.
Flights of Fancy
There is a boardwalk at the halfway point of one of the walks the dog and I take. It offers an elevated view of a large pond, and we always pause there while I look out over the water. We stopped there on a windy day recently. There were the usual Canada geese in the… Continue reading Flights of Fancy