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Beauty on the wing
I’ve seen some interesting butterflies lately in my wanderings. Today’s walk revealed three. The first is this variegated fritillary. The second, I identified as a pearl crescent. It’s only about 1 1/2 inches…
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Jackpot
This evening, we went back to the spot where I saw all the monarch butterflies. “We can always head across to the airport and look there if we don’t find any caterpillars,” I…
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People of the Book
I wanted to give a sense of the people of the book, the different hands that had made it, used it, protected it. I wanted it to be a gripping narrative, even suspenseful.…
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Bike Ride
This morning on my bike ride, I heard a kingfisher as I was crossing the river. I stopped to see if I could get a look at him, but had no luck. I…
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Birthday sights and thoughts
Isn’t it beautiful? The hummingbird picture (which is impossible for me to photograph without reflections) is a gift from my older daughter, who’s apparently been on the lookout for one after watching me…
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Friday Fave 5
The Friday Fave 5 meme at Living to Tell the Story invites us to reflect on some of the things we’re most grateful for over the last week. I enjoy participating, though it’s…
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Dragons Galore
It’s Edith Nesbit all the way this week. Well, for the purposes of this post, that is — I’m writing about Edith Nesbit. In our reading we’ve zipped about among some other writers…
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Blowing it
Yesterday, I took my daughters on a nature walk. We started about an hour later than I’d intended, and it was quite hot. There was a great deal of jostling for who would…
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower gives us a lot to think about. Maybe it’s because its author, Nathaniel Philbrick, recognized the need to dig deeper into the story of the Pilgrims — deeper than the familiar myths.…
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Monarch Musings
I’ve been confused for several years about the time frame for monarch caterpillars in our area. As a child, we would find the caterpillars and observe the metamorphosis in September, after school started.…
