Echoes It was the closing of the day when the geese filled the sky, honking hollow echoes of sound. Wings curved, close, over the water. When the geese filled the sky their reflection held the sunlight, in wings, curved close over the water. Landing in sunset ripples on the pond their reflection held the sunlight … Continue reading A Pair of (unrelated) Poems
I'm sitting on my deck eating my lunch and listening to the chickens clucking and muttering to each other. It's a peaceful sound. One of the chickens has escaped. As I'm sure you all know chickens are quite the escape artists. I think they plan it together. If the fence isn't buried they will find … Continue reading Chickens
Photos of the eclipse
Just how far is it to the Sun anyway?
I’ve been trying for a couple weeks now to write about truth and lies, facts and opinions, but I keep getting stuck, so I’ll share some poetry instead. I start with Elizabeth Bishop's One Art. One Art The art of losing isn’t hard to master; So many things seem filled with the intent To be … Continue reading Villanelles
Every morning I collect eggs from our 8 hens. I've been having an ongoing battle with one who refuses to move from the nest. Every morning she growls at me. I never knew chickens could growl. She says "errk, eerrk, errrrr" and looks at me like this: We have come to an agreement. I give … Continue reading chickens and pearls
Not so easy to take photos of the sun and moon.
There is a reason it is so hard to keep your house clean: The Second Law of Thermodynamics.
I was wandering through the kitchen the other day and glanced outside to see a skunk wander across the lawn. It was quite near the house, which was fine until my cat noticed it. Uh oh! This does not look good. I stood frozen, trying to decide if it would be better or worse to … Continue reading Close Encounter
"If I need to pick Char up at 2, I should leave here at 1:30." "I wonder if I have enough change for an ice cream cone? "We're getting how many puppies???" These and dozens of similar questions come up daily in our busy world and most of us calculate them without thinking about it. … Continue reading Tally Sticks: Puppies and Taxes
The Nature of Things 