Dog in Fog
Dog in Fog Daily Photo Most times her silky black coat looks unnatural and out of place out here in the hills but at night and in fog she finds her element.
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Dog in Fog Daily Photo Most times her silky black coat looks unnatural and out of place out here in the hills but at night and in fog she finds her element.
Read moreFrom outside, his voice slips through the open door and hums in my ear. Contentment has a sound. When you are a mother, the voice of your child playing punctuates the air with peace. When he is silent, you worry. Water gurgles over rocks and spatters on dirt. My youngest grips a green writhing hose between earnest hands and creates
Read moreSaxifrage aka Rockbreaker Delicate flower with a tough name This flower is a Saxifrage. Here is another. And another. And another. These plants have similar names but are different in essential ways. In the same way a county person or an outdoorsy person are types of folks often confused for each other—people often think these words describe the same type
Read moreThe bottom shelf on my refrigerator exploded. From my oldest son’s explanation, I gathered not much damage happened and, certainly, none of it was his fault–the words “broke without any discernable reason” were repeated more than once. He made sure I knew he hadn’t done anything. “I just opened the door and, phhht, a small piece broke off the shelf.”
Read moreThe bottom shelf on my refrigerator exploded. From my oldest son’s explanation, I gathered not much damage happened and, certainly, none of it was his fault–the words “broke without any discernable reason” were repeated more than once. He made sure I knew he hadn’t done anything. “I just opened the door and, phhht, a small piece broke off the shelf.”
Read moreTouch in Yesterday’s Snow When our family rescued Touch, from the pound nearly a year ago it was a cold snowy morning even in the coastal area where the pound is located. Normally, like today, when the ground gets white, I cancel all appointments and stay home. I don’t like to drive in this kind of weather. But I knew
Read moreWhite Snow on Black Dog My dog is giving me the eye, focusing her will power on making me take her for a walk but it is mostly sleeting and too wet and cold to go out now. There has been 6 inches of precipitation since 11:00 PM Wednesday night. More coming. My husband says that snow on top of
Read moreLuckily English or History majors, like the rest of the world, have children who insist on calling our pets Fluffy and Spot. Otherwise, we would foist witty titles on our animals like Chairman Meow and Lady Mac-breath (“Out, damn’d Spot! Out, I say!”) Before children, I had a handsome Great Dane whom I refrained from calling Hamlet only to succumb
Read moreTomorrow, when sunlight lingers only on the tips of the Yolla Bollie mountains, my small son and I will gather the jack-o-lantern, a crimson candle with a spill of wax around its base, and a candy skull painted red and blue with powder sugar paint. Together, we will scatter the zombie remains of this summer’s leaves as we walk into
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