Category Archives: Nature
Preparing for Harvest
I know it’s still summer, but I’m already thinking about autumn. It’s my favorite season, not only because of birthdays and anniversaries but just for that beautiful, almost wistful feeling I get watching the days grow shorter and nature beginning … Continue reading
Filed under Deep Thoughts, holidays, life, Nature
Vacation; or, We Attack the Pacific Northwest
N.B.: I’m stealing the format of this post from Tammy, because it’s a great way to do this quickly given that we took about 4,000 pictures. We drove from Pocatello to Port Townsend, WA (1,700 miles) to visit Grammy and … Continue reading
Happenings
Life seems very busy right now. I feel like I have no time or energy to blog much. But I do want to…. To perhaps get myself back into the swing (though we are about to go on another vacation, … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Napoleona, Nature, papa, Silliness and Mayhem, SillyBilly
Southern California, May 2009
The kids and I took our annual pilgrimage to see grandparents at the end of May. Then this year the trip came hard on the heels of SillyBilly’s kindergarten graduation, and Anthropapa did not come with us (saving his vacation … Continue reading
Random Things I Thought I’d Share with You
1) SillyBilly has dived full-bore in to reading. He insisted on getting a chapter book yesterday at the book fair at school. I’ve been steering him toward the simpler, early-reader type books… but no, he wanted a big kid book. … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Health, Napoleona, Nature, Nature tables, Silliness and Mayhem, SillyBilly
First Spring Hike
Sunday afternoon Anthropapa had the brilliant idea of taking a hike. You see, SPRING IS FINALLY HERE! We walked a short way up Chinese Peak — we’ll be working our way further and further each time, but it’s going to … Continue reading
Filed under Napoleona, Nature, papa, SillyBilly
Dictionary
Discriminate, v. 1. trans. To make or constitute a difference in or between; to distinguish, differentiate. I am an indifferent winter driver. I just don’t have that much experience yet, so I’m very cautious. And the plowing around here leaves … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Health, Napoleona, Nature, papa, Silliness and Mayhem, SillyBilly
My Recent Little Adventure -or- How to Waste an Otherwise Lovely Morning
Yesterday morning we were treated to some lovely fog along the Portneuf river. The Bannock mountains behind were lit up in the sun, the beautiful colors of the snow highlighted by the dark junipers. The view across the valley from … Continue reading
Filed under life, Nature, Silliness and Mayhem, SillyBilly
When Crafters Get Riled Up
I get a daily email from Craftzine.com’s blog with all kinds of crafty goodness. Today’s edition contained something of a bombshell: Earrings made from squirrel feet. Normally very few people put comments on these posts, but this one has received … Continue reading
Filed under art, Crafting, Nature, Rants, Silliness and Mayhem
Early Winter Haiku
A gang of six crows Looking for sandpit treasures– Where are all the kids? Dusting the mountains Little pellets hissing down Wintry mix outside Leaves hang in brown shreds Waving in the icy wind And low clouds darken Wet mittens … Continue reading
