Late Summer 2021
The oak leaves have their mature deep green, leathery appearance. The fog has a gray cast, rather than the golden hue it somehow gathers in the spring and early summer. […]
Seasonal
Feral
The dynamics of isolation are complex. As an extreme outlier on the introversion scale, as well as a practicing hermit, I’ve found myself alone for some significant time. I can […]
Improvements to the grounds
Gardening! It’s been a hectic couple weeks with soil and earth deliveries, the fencing contractors, and moving garden to the new site. The current location of the garden is the […]
Rooting
Plants have a distinct quality from people that is shared with more strictly segmented life, such as some worms and some invertebrates. In many cases you can lop a limb […]
The excitement never ends
March 22, a gorgeous Spring day. Cloudless clear skies, rapidly rising temps, and some outdoor work to do, but not much to worry about, so I thought. The much anticipated […]
Spring Equinox, 2021
Ahhh. Feels wonderful. Longer days. Temperatures hitting T-shirt numbers. Horus and Odie (two of my dogs) accompanied me for walk in the woods. My GPS reported about three miles. Crystal […]
An Argument for a 5th Season
It’s the end of February and the mountains of PA have seen one of the most generously snowy winters that we have experienced in years. It reminds me of my […]
Digital Bouquets
I enjoy occasions to give. But as I have aged, most people in my circle have all the things they want and to take up more space risks imposing oneself. […]
Christmas in Plague
My son dutifully came to visit me for Christmas. He could have visited his girlfriend’s family, or she could have come here, but I suppose they aren’t quite ready to […]
Wildlife List Winter 2020-21
Wildlife spotted at Mons Domus this season. Mammals Whitetail Deer Groundhog Gray Squirrel Opossum Unidentified rodent living in my car. Chipmunk! First noticed returning on March 11 Birds Junco- daily […]
Winter
To celebrate the Solstice, managed a taste of Chartreuse, a liqueur made in an ancient French Monastery. Its flavor is derived from some 100+ herbs, and if anything can taste […]