Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Hope springs eternal, especially when the bulbs and buds burst forth. We muck along through colorless days and worry spring might have forgotten us. Then, a tiny crocus sprouts near the corner fire hydrant, a pink apple blossom pokes out of the branch near your office window, and you brave a quick breath of optimism. [...]
I caught a robin's eye yesterday and we sadly shook our heads. April in Wisconsin, man, it's not for the faint of feather. I know this because my spiffy down coat has been molting since December. I keep storing it away with my winter boots, and then hauling them back upstairs as another blustery front [...]
Winter wrote its story on the trees. It blew in on fat snowflakes and settled with a festive Christmas charm on proud, sturdy branches. It mounded gently over thirsty roots like a fickle promise. Ice twinkled through white snow, green needles, brown bark. December trees stood tall and strong. But winter overstayed its welcome. Sleet [...]
We found a precious sign of spring yesterday, in a shed corner warmed by thick wool, clean straw and hope. Two baby lambs, twins born on St. Paddy's day, brought a little luck and a lot of love into herd of sheep that will double in size, from 15 to 30, before summer. The lambs [...]