Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Water flowed back to the river I love and, with it came pelicans, eagles, deer and beautiful people. Most of those have been congregating along the river all along. But, I started to get worried about them all during March when I noticed the water levels near the Olde Oneida Bridge were alarmingly low. The [...]
An icy wind blew off the Fox River last Saturday morning when my friend spotted our first crocus of 2024. Naturally, I knelt down to take a picture. I love crocuses almost as much as I love my friends, and I’ve been thinking lately about their similarities. Crocuses are beautiful and so are my friends. [...]
Al fresco season blew into Wisconsin on a charcoal-scented cloud this weekend and we all -- traveling troubadours, weekend skippers, ATV drivers, backyard barbecuers, Timber Rattler tailgaters, cabin cleaners and Midwest munchers -- dusted off our picnic tables and bellied up with glee. Food tastes better when you can eat it outside. Music sounds sweeter [...]
A warm wind blew some perfect summer days into Wisconsin last week and we sent a kite up to say thank you. This is what we wrote on its wings (with our imaginary pen): Thank you for the open widows and the sweet, fresh air; for giving our tired boots and mismatched mittens a break; [...]
Every now and then the sun comes out in Wisconsin and we rub our eyes in wonder. "Why lookee (not directly) there," we say to the youngins, and they turn those pale little faces upward and smile. While it's too soon to swim and too slushy to swing, we invent all kinds of games to [...]