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Spring is here! I’ve seen butterflies and bumblebees. The birds are raucously mating. And we seem to be going immediately into summer temperatures. This bee is on a redbud tree that I suppose is a volunteer courtesy of birds or the wind. I wonder if I can cut it back and make it more of…

I like this picture for the contrast between the two trees. However, this picture is not a true picture of the moment of time in which it was taken. I have edited the picture to ensure that the trees are the focal point. So, this picture is a true depiction of the trees, but not…

A word or a phrase resulting from mishearing another word or phrase (especially in a song or poem) is a common phenomenon known as a mondegreen. Courtesy of Dictionary.com. For the longest time, I have listened to the Temptations’s song, “I’ve Never Been To Me” and I always heard “Aunt Jemima” for what I now know…

I went out after sunset and happened to look up. Clouds, contrails–I almost missed the picture. As I was taking another picture some minutes later, I glanced again at the moon and saw a different picture. … I read it. All of it. Democracy In America Volumes 1 and 2, approximately 750 pages. I will…

Today, February 21, 2016, I saw a butterfly. I tried to take a picture, but I wasn’t fast enough! However, color is returning– Lenten Rose (red and white), daffodil, and now forsythia and phlox. Well, the phlox seems to be about died out. I don’t know if I will replace. Why is the price of…

On my walk, I saw this guy and a friend having fun, seeing who could make the jump! I asked to take a picture and I can’t believe I caught him in mid jump! Earlier I saw some roofers fixing storm damage. One was working and the two others were sitting on the roof with…

Last week, my phone gratuitously sent me the above enhanced picture of a photo I took during the ice event. My phone has not done this before. However, it has offered me slide shows of pictures. Why? What program is running in the background or is this a cloud service? It feels intrusive. Went to…

… It has been about ten days since the ice storm and the shrubs in front are still ice/snow covered. My side of the street just doesn’t get the sunlight needed to melt the ice and snow. Other houses still have iced covered sidewalks and steps. Today is Monday and the temperature should be in…

We haven’t had winter for the past few years. And certainly not a cold spell that has lasted this long and slated to continue into the first weeks of February. Today, I de-iced the front steps with boiling water and spread some kitty litter on them. There is a thick patch of ice on the…

… Ice storm more so than snow storm! The trees are coated and it does look like a winter wonder land. But limbs are falling and it’s best to stay inside. I finally watched Sinners. Seems like it has garnered many Oscar nominations. I am not a fan of movies. I always like to read…