Proud Bones

Last month, Tanya and I went to a talk on barns, at which the presenter mentioned that a barn would be taken down on the twenty-fourth of October.  He told us the barn in question was at Parker and Spies (pronounced speez) Roads.  And this Monday, the date in question, my husband agreed to go… Continue reading Proud Bones

Light

Georgetown Boulevard in the fall is a contender for most gorgeous street in town, like Awixa in the spring.  I was riding up Georgetown with my friend Cindy this week, and she was so much in the thrall of the maples that line the street that she missed our turn.  That was on a rainy… Continue reading Light

Autumn Glow

As we were walking toward the parking lot after dinner at Zukey Lake, I spotted a bald eagle on the wing.  It was easy to see, in an otherwise empty blue sky, and flying toward us, distinctive white head to the fore.  There were other people near us, making their way to or from the… Continue reading Autumn Glow

Mosaics

Reading about an artist who makes mosaics led me to seeing the scenery here differently.  The trees are starting to look like mosaics.  In some cases, the artist has, so far, added only a few brightly colored pieces to the existing greens of the leaves.  In others, the artist has indulged a fantasy, using liberal… Continue reading Mosaics