Sunday, November 1, 2015

Aurumn 2015


The leaves are in their glory, a burst of color before they drop from the trees, having served their purpose. Yesterday was Olde Langhorne Harvest Day, so the street was a detour for traffic while the main streets hosted the festival. The night was chill, but as it was Halloween my husband sat on the rocker on the porch, handing out candy. As usual he fielded questions about if he was Santa.  It's usually the adults who ask this. The young ones look at him with rounded eyes, and the older ones just start behaving better - just in case.

Today is November first, All Saints Day, Day of the Dead, and the first day of NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month. You're challenged to write a 50,000 word novel in the 30 days of November.

There's a mystery I started but have simmering on the back burner. I had the idea of a middle school book about the main character giving a bit of her background. I would love to work on this, but will see how my MS and the vision issues it causes interfere with my plans.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Summertime

We're in the midst of an evening summer thunderstorm. When it first started, the rain was so heavy, you couldn't see across the street. Poor Bradley is hiding under the bedspread at the corner. His bottom and tail still show, but I guess if his head is hidden, he feels safe.

I haven't seen any fireflies yet this year - and won't see any tonight. But the cicadas arrived a few days ago with their hum. The robins are still on sentinel duty. The goslings are now adolescents. The groundhogs are getting fat. We see the deer grazing, fawns with the does, and bucks alone.

The days are mostly hot and humid, with relief from the rain storms that come through every few days.

Sunday, June 1, 2014

The Crow

Our next door neighbors have built an elevated garden box in which they have planted tomatoes and I believe, peppers. I see them in the evening and on weekends working diligently in their yard. This evening I saw a crow perched on the edge of the garden box, looking at the plants as if to say how nice it was for them to think of him. I think perhaps it's time for them to think of a scarecrow!

Farewell to May


We have said farewell to May and summer is starting to take sway. As the days go on, the flowers in bloom change. The rhododendrons and tulips have faded, and lavender is now in bloom. I have seen the first wild strawberries. They are a little late this year due to the long winter. And the jays have returned. While the robins seem willing to divide up the lawn so each has his own territory, I have only seen one jay at a time. Last year the female sat on the fence waiting her turn while the male searched for the juiciest seeds and bugs. But I haven't seen Mrs. Jay yet this year.

It has only been into the low seventies except for a day or two above or below. We have had a lot of rain, but thankfully not days of downpours. The showers are more spread out, and only sometimes intense. I'm looking forward to seeing the next changes that Mother Nature brings.