36 hours of pure wonder

Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius. ~E. O. Wilson Last Sunday was a day like no other. I was picking tomatoes in the garden before I left for Peanut's birthday party when I looked down and saw a hummingbird on the ground. Hummingbirds in my yard are a …

Wordless Wednesday: Nature comes close

Explanation post coming soon! Linking up with Sandee at Comedy Plus for Wordless Wednesday.

August Photo Challenge

How the heck did it get to be the end of August/first of September already? Do you realize Christmas is only four months away?! But for today, we're recapping the month with PJ's photo challenge. August's prompt was Adventure. Merriam Webster defines an Adventure as an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks; an exciting or …

The Return to Learn 2021

Last Tuesday started another school year. It doesn't look significantly different from last year here in the district where Peanut and Twix go to school. They were in-seat  with masks for 2020-2021 school year and did very well overall. This year, masks are required for grades K-5 and highly recommended for grades 6-12. Every year, …

Seeds of patience

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Seeds. Those things that hold more inside them than can be comprehended. Seeds of all kinds are fascinating to me. An entire plant's DNA is contained in the tiniest of cases. What the plant will grow to be is already present. With the …