welcoming a warbler
“Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On a recent afternoon, a bird flew into my open door and fell to the ground. He seemed to…
i choose a foggy mind
As I write this, I’ve been going for a fair number of walks in foggy conditions. Which has led me to two observations: (1) Sometimes the fog is heavier than…
animal trees
Sometimes I personify objects. We all did it in childhood, I suppose, with dolls and stuffed animals and such. Even now, my car has a name. Heck, even the GPS…
making the common word a proper name
This is one of the cats that I took care of in Italy. He’s an outdoor neighbourhood cat who gets his breakfast and supper at the home where I was…
