Month: March 2024

Umpteen years ago yesterday, when Daughter Number Three was in college, it became incumbent upon her to attend a certain number of concerts.  She dutifully selected one that fit her schedule and showed up at the appointed hour, only to find that the first order of business was for all present to sing “Happy Birthday”… Continue reading Bob’s Shadow

Last night, we ate outside in an igloo.  We met our neighbors at the Corner Brewery, to find they’d snagged us a table in one of the transparent plastic domes.  Their only question was whether we’d be too hot.  This is March.  It’s still winter, and the outdoor temperature was seventy degrees.  With the zippered,… Continue reading Ready or Not

We haven’t had snow or bitter cold in a while now, and more and more of the world is behaving as if this is spring.  In addition to white snowdrops blooming close to the ground, and slightly taller, buttercup-yellow aconite, we now have crocuses celebrating in Easter colors and, in the last couple days, hellebores… Continue reading Baskers and Buffleheads

The temperature climbed into the seventies on Tuesday, far and away the warmest February day ever recorded in this part of Michigan.  Of course, Wednesday was bitterly cold, and Thursday only made it to the thirties, but this is still winter.  The birds hereabouts have, however, decided to ignore the cold weather and proceed as… Continue reading Birds, Band, and Blessing