Haiku And Other Aperçus

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Watching! Waiting!

How do I know the bird feeder is empty? Actually, they are all over that tree watching, waiting. I just happened to focus in on that one. What they don't know is that I haven't been to the store lately. I'm out of bird feed, out of bread, no cake or cookies. I've either got to go shopping or bake... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Loon Of The Lake

For I have a song to sing,O! It is sung to the moon By a love-lorn loon, Who fled from the mocking throng,O! It's the song of a merryman moping mum, Whose soul was sad and whose glance was glum Who sipped no sup and who craved no crumb, As he sighed for the love of a ladye! ~ Sir William S. Gilbert... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Morning Sun

Through my window screen one of my birdie guests was doing acrobatics for me and I just had to try to catch him and his antics for you. Actually, I was prompted by my Baby Sis (turning 61 soon) who told me that she uses my pics for background on her Blackberry and that it is time for a new one. She... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Thirty Years Later

They worked together; they played together in those years aboard the Admiral's Flag Ship, 7th Fleet, the Pacific--the Signalman and the Quartermaster. Always together for three years, Mark and Mark, in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Hawaii..... In the pictures below, they are singing and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

When Candles Flicker

For late night/wee hours of the morning when things should be toned down, soothing, dreamy for the one who loves being awake when the stars and moon are out, I have a new favorite to keep me company. Kat Edmondson is her name, lilting is her voice, and she writes her own lyrics. I find that music... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Prepared? Perhaps.

Nature is encroaching upon me. Mostly I like it. Some of it I could do without. One thing I know, if you feed the birds with a hanging feeder over your deck, you must fight bird poop on the deck, on the rails and on any outdoor furniture or plants with which you furnish your outdoor living. For that... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

The Day After

Everything is saggy-baggy today including me. It rained hard last night....all night. The wind blew and blew. The temperature plummeted to just a tad above freezing. No snow but, if I went out into the yard and took pictures like I did yesterday at this time (see previous post), you wouldn't... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

May Day! May Day!

I just love our yard this time of year. It makes me want to stand in the middle of it and yell, "Looky, Looky, Looky! Come one, come all! Sniff the air! Get your red hot hotdogs here!" Oh! That last bit got mixed in from being happy that our Kansas City Royals Baseball Team is doing so good. I can't... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Heading Toward Muffin-Top

Due to an accident a few nights back, I seem to be back to nursing even though I am retired from nursing. I think perhaps an old nurse remembers enough to help out no matter how old she/he gets. Of course, if you can't remember something, you can always improvise, or check into medical sites on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Mindless

I had been talking to my DIL, Grandson Peter's mother, Great-grandbaby Marianna's grandma, for over twenty minutes on the phone when I suddenly realized why she sounded mentally slow and not totally with our conversation. "You are driving and talking on your cell phone at the same time, aren't you."... Sign in to see full entry.

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