Month: December 2023

This year brought us new understanding of a white Christmas.  We had one.  There just wasn’t any snow.  The whiteness was fog, thickened occasionally by drizzle.  The weather was quite pretty, in a muffled, damp sort of way that didn’t involve the creating of any snowman, or any sledding or skating.  Christmas lights, and Christmas… Continue reading Outro

There’s such thin ice on the water in the little no-name pond north of us that little dots of open water perforate it.  A breeze ruffled the dots as the dog and I walked past the pond this morning, causing the ice to undulate with the water.  It was quite wonderful to see, and we… Continue reading Merry Christmas

     My husband had an errand to run across town this morning and suggested he drop the dog and me off at Gallup Park for a walk, then collect us again on his way home.  Terrific idea.  Inspired.  The weather was bright and sunny and not too cold—perfect for a stroll around Gallup Park.     … Continue reading Gallup

While walking in Thurston Woods this morning, just before the turn that would take us home, Rascal and I suddenly found our way blocked by a fallen tree.  It was a whopper, big enough that it blocked the path in two places.  The trunk lay across the path in one spot, and a major limb… Continue reading Happy Ending

We have an outlier squirrel running around the neighborhood, lately.  It seems to be a healthy, perfectly formed fox squirrel, which is what we mostly have around here.  Only, this particular fox squirrel has a black body.  So, black body and brown fox-squirrel-colored tail, a striking color combination.  Whether this is a fox-squirrel color variant… Continue reading Thanks Be