“Midsummer is a field of Queen Anne’s-lace spiked with the blue of chicory,” declares Barbara Pond in her 1974 book, A Sampler of Wayside Herbs. My all-time-favorite boss made me a gift of the book, lo these many years ago, explaining that that combination of wildflowers, which graces the book’s cover, was his favorite. … Continue reading Messages
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Smells and Scents
Our skunk is back. We can tell it’s the same skunk, because it’s a bit of an outlier when it comes to color. It’s not so much black with a white stripe as it is white with a black stripe, with the white extending right up the sides of the tail. Except, the white parts… Continue reading Smells and Scents
Eighty-Three Degrees
Eighty-three degrees. We are not yet halfway through April, and the temperature this afternoon is eighty-three degrees. Dave Rexroth, chief meteorologist for Channel 7 Action News, says we may get snow next week, but today we have eighty-three degrees. The weather is prompting odd behaviors. This morning, for instance, I saw a man putting… Continue reading Eighty-Three Degrees
Dogs, Robots, and Forcing Blooms
Our local Humane Society can always use donations of towels and other flat linens. So, when I find abandoned towels out in the wilds—which happens more often than you might think—I wash them and drop them off at our truly stellar organization. Not only is the Humane Society of Huron Valley a no-kill shelter, it… Continue reading Dogs, Robots, and Forcing Blooms