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Well, this story is just for the birds …

Yesterday, at least three different weather forecasters predicted rain to start last night, continue through the overnight hours and early this morning. Once again, I fell into the bad habit of believing them. I set my alarm for later, since … Continue reading →

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If you bring bread, they will come.

The long-awaited, much-anticipated return to Council Point Park finally happened this morning. I had planned on three separate occasions to go there, and each time something came up. I decided today I was going to make it happen. I got … Continue reading →

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Round 3: Red Robin v Linda.

Well, this morning unfortunately was Round 3 for the red robin and the homeowner, a/k/a “me”. Last week I wrote about my annual Spring feud with a particular robin who insists on building its nest in the elbow of my … Continue reading →

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The crocuses are confused …

Today, once again, we incurred the wrath of Mother Nature who wreaked havoc with our morning drive or our walking plans … but, on the plus side, she did allow us to reach that much-coveted record of the snowiest Winter … Continue reading →

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Footloose and fancy free for a few minutes …

I knew I needed to go to the grocery store, but I sure hated to waste a beautiful, just-perfect-for-walking-morning, on such a mundane chore, so I hopped into the car and stole down to Wyandotte to visit Bishop Park first. … Continue reading →

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Let me tell you ‘bout the birds and the bees…

…and the flowers and the trees. After too many days of being sequestered in the house, first, with a self-imposed Spring cleaning regimen I embarked on last week due to all the rain, then dealing with a wacky wireless router … Continue reading →

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Ramblin’ and amblin’ along on a chilly April morn.

Well, I made my contribution to National Walking Day 2014 by walking 3.00 miles on a beautiful but chilly morning. I still have not made it down to Council Point Park, but I am waiting for perfect – translation warmer … Continue reading →

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March MADness, er CRABness turns to March GLADness.

My friend Evelyn e-mailed the above picture to me following a recent snowstorm in Richmond, Virginia. The city pretty much closed up from their five-inch snowfall, and she enjoyed a day off from the law office where she works. She … Continue reading →

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Birds behaving badly.

The past two days when it rained – the regular variety and the frozen precip, the weather folks were spot on, so yesterday when they all concurred there would be a wintry mix this morning, I decided that I’d lose … Continue reading →

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The road I wish I was taking …

Today’s blog post was churning around in my brain yesterday and I originally intended to entitle it “Fitz-n–startz” because it seems to me that since I resumed my walking regimen, the marching ventures in this month of March have mostly … Continue reading →

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