My side of Dauphin Island sits at the intersection of the Intercoastal Waterway, the Gulf of Mexico, and Mobile Bay. Mobile Bay is larger than I expected, full of ship traffic and oil rigs , at least where I look out. I have been reading up on Mobile Bay, which is full of history. I also…
Bang….that is the sound of my imaginary starting gun. The race to Christmas begins. My track does not involve Black Friday – I live too far from stores and malls. However, Small Business Saturday is big in a small town, and I will walk to the local stores tomorrow. The sound I hear calls me…
My son Kerry, our dogs and I went out to our largest nearby reservoir for a long walk and a Christmas bird count. The result: 150 Canada Geese 1 Bald Eagle flying overhead with prey in it’s talons 4 tiny, white birds who flew up from some grasses 1 Prairie Falcon On Christmas Eve Day…
A Northern Flicker (western version with red marks) visits the suet feeder now. With his red markings, which are not really noticeable in these shots taken from inside the house, he looks ready for Christmas. With that long beak, he pecks at the suet block, which is frozen solid this morning.Later in the day he…
I received two seed catalogs yesterday, The timing is not coincidental. Now that the the amount of daylight will increase a bit each day, seed growers know that gardeners thoughts move toward Spring planting. I enjoy winter and the chance for rest; however, I take comfort knowing that we are heading in a warmer direction…
Christmas draws near, which means work is crazy busy. However, each day I check something else off the to do list. The last few days: Christmas baskets filled and delivered to our senior housing and home visits done! Sunday: children’s Christmas program. Tuesday: Christmas Eve. So what follows a busy Christmas season for a minister?…
Most of my minister friends own and wear “clerics”–those stuffy minister shirts that have a white band peeping through at the neck. I do not, for various reasons. The most important reason: I have so many other fashion options, why wear boring clerics? Every year at about this time I scan the Minister Fashion Update…
Every now and then I go on a date. However, there are no “first date” restaurants in Wheatland. It is okay to stay here for a second date, say, for a pizza and beer. On a third date, the local diner will do, especially on Mexican Monday. It is the selection of a first date…