One reason I came home for the last week of my sabbatical was to have steady Internet access while I finish up projects. Funny thing: our local Internet has been awful-up and down or slow. Twice this week I went to the local coffee shop to use their Internet. Despite the minor inconvenience, I am…
I am back to making To-Do Lists. The cookbook and curriculum consume most of my time. However, my disheveled house and yard cry for attention. How to prioritize? I should pull the weeds, but later today during a writing break, I am going to set up all the bird feeders and fill them to the…
Book marketing has been on the back burner due to an exceptionally busy 4 weeks at work. So, on goes my self-publishing and marketing hat. Or maybe this: And time to find my book signing pens: The best way to sell regional-interest books (in my opinion) is to meet and greet. Saturday I will have…
Last night while washing dishes, I saw a momma sparrow and two fledglings on my finch feeder. The mom was pulling out seeds and feeding the young ones, who perched on the shepherds crook shown below. When finches or unrelated sparrows came by, the mom knocked them away. This morning, the two fledglings perched on…
5/21/2014 Wheatland, WY Tornado and Extreme Hail B-Roll RAW: Intense Hail in Wyoming
Today I drive 90 miles each way to Scottsbluff, NE, for routine heart tests. I want to make sure my ticker is strong and healthy before I head to the wilderness during my summer sabbatical (it is). I went to Scottsbluff because when I searched for cardiologists at my insurance web site, it listed them…
I am always so moved when I officiate at a local graveside service. I feel tossed back in time, to the days when pioneers stood on the high plains and buried their own. This morning the snowy setting was so peaceful. Across the cemetery to the south, a horse grazed through the snow. Somehow it…
Huh… are you sure this is not February??? There will be no planting of tomatoes or flowers today! Oh well, it is still a good day because all the farmer’s and ranchers love this moisture.
Okay, so I am going to ignore the current cold snap and celebrate the arrival of May. I am going to assume that May-like conditions will arrive. May is named for Maia, the Roman goddess of fertility. So, I started my May celebration by foraging in the garden. I found asparagus just perfect for picking…
Okay, so here is the special weather statement for this week: SIGNIFICANT SPRING STORM SYSTEM COULD BRING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. If you read between the lines it says, “that means you Wheatland, WY”. Huh? What? Will we miss spring entirely this…