I was taking some old apples out to the compost pile yesterday morning and watched what I thought was an orange cat curled up in a spot of sunlight just off the woods. It was a red fox. Probably one of the yelpy family that lives in the den not 10 feet beyond our property [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
When Hair from the Brush Gets in the Painting
Posted in Art, tagged Christmas, fox, watercolor on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not Well Defended
Posted in Family, tagged Christmas, Family, third place on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe it’s from eating so many cookies. Or maybe it’s because the days are short and busy and cold and I’m not exercising much other than walking Murphy. Or maybe it’s because my Christmas season always seems rushed and shortened because I travel to my parents’ home several days before Christmas. But I feel sluggish [...]
Magic Was Performed
Posted in Friends, tools, tagged Christmas, Mary, tools, wreath on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The 2008 wreath making is complete. Mary’s wreath is gorgeous, and she did it all herself…it’s wide and wild and full of color…it looks as if it’s reaching for something; it looks like the North Wind on its mad way.
Yes, I refer to Mary of the-now-renamed Row Your Boat, Maryly blog.
I had absolutely nothing [...]
Time to Sharpen those Felco Trimmers
Posted in Friends, On the Town, tagged arboretum, Christmas, Echo, Felco trimmers, Friends, wreath on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Later today, I will prune some neighbors’ trees. Some of my park neighbors, some of my church neighbors, some of my elementary, middle, and high school neighbors, some of my arboretum neighbors. I am the official greens gatherer. It takes a bit of sneaking and some quick clipping with some good Felco trimmers and some [...]
