Author Archives: magn8717

Every New Englander knows, mowing the leaves is an art not a science. I was surveilling my back yard last weekend before raking the leave and then mowing the lawn. The lawn mowing would probably for the last time for … Continue reading →

September is winding down and so is this soggy summer.  The incessant rains long ago  washed away year’s tomato crop. And apparently, the monsoons washed away all the bunnies too. Once incredibly ubiquitous, the rabbits have basically disappeared from my … Continue reading →

A wet and soggy July is steaming to a sweltering end. I have no idea if the heat has anything to do with the start of the anthroprocene era, but an ice age would feel great right about now. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

Cold and rainy June is drawing to a close. And now’s the time to face the fact I must leave my warm nest and get outside. The problem is that since the pandemic and the lock downs I’m really comfy … Continue reading →

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 →