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It is the Year of the Rabbit! My tomatoes are in trouble and I haven’t even planted them! Rabbits are running all over my back yard. And that’s because the rabbit population in these parts has exploded since the pandemic. … Continue reading →

Recently, I’ve been helping take care of my elderly Dad who is getting over a little illness. Despite his age and not feeling 100% he still is true to himself. Even if he forgot it is Valentine’s Day! When I … Continue reading →

Winter has returned. It was touch and go for most of January but wintry real deal has finally showed up. Late in the night, with my cat, I watched the snow coming down in the still and quiet. Roused from … Continue reading →

Christmas week just ain’t what it used to be. And that’s largely because I used to be a child and now, I’m a semi-old guy. My sell by date is long gone but my episodes of being fresh to various … Continue reading →

Too Cold for Softy! That was today’s weather report.  I did not get the report from the radio or internet. Instead, I got it from Quiet Rustle, my cat and weather reporter extraordinaire. Each morning my wife and I enjoy … Continue reading →

It’s early Monday morning and I’m sipping coffee and looking out the window at the November scene outside.  The trees are mostly bare and the leaves are down. Earlier, I went out in my bathrobe to feed the birds and … Continue reading →

October nights when the wind is high and clouds scud by the moon Quiet Rustle and I think twice before peeking through the blinds to find out who scratches at our window while the wind is high and the clouds … Continue reading →

It was not a good summer for tomatoes. The verdant promise of May and June wilted during the drought of July and August. And while I watered faithfully, output plummeted during the dry spell. Now that we’ve enjoyed normal September … Continue reading →

The first few weeks of August are usually rainy.  I can attest to this because every summer since childhood, I go out late on August evenings to witness the Perseid meteor shower.  It is best to go out after midnight … Continue reading →

There’s a lot of terrible stuff going on in the world these days: the war in the Ukraine, social injustice, and problems with the environment.  But,  in this little patch of the world we call home I can find a … Continue reading →