Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Spring came to Wisconsin this weekend like a breath of fresh air. I sat outside with a couple of my crocus friends yesterday afternoon and gulped it in. We binge on spring here, when it comes. We have to. It's one of the Midwest's most fleeting treats. The staccato sounds of summer -- pickle ball [...]
The day after I spent a sweaty hour chipping frozen snow off my sidewalk, I came upon four lily shoots stretching up from the ground. That I had planted them moments earlier mattered not. They gave me hope. If you want to find spring in Wisconsin, sometimes you have to buy it from Menards. Am [...]
We enjoyed a tramp though our woods on a sunny afternoon last weekend and felt lucky for that soul-cleansing experience. Three-season woods like the one we found Sunday offer fascinating contrasts. Winter winked at us from the west, spring beckoned from the ground and that flirty summer crooked its fun little finger our way from [...]
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. [...]
I honestly thought yesterday was April Fool's Day. I spent much of the morning thinking about whether the weather was Wisconsin's idea of a practical joke. Other members of my household called it a different holiday. "It's Christmas again!" the four-year old shouted when he came downstairs and saw all the snow. Then, we had [...]