Springtime in January
Go back to sleep, daffodils, it’s only fake spring, not real spring. And, it’s a contraily kind of a day: 7 second video… Contrails. At 12:30 p.m., it’s 62 and mostly clear. Heading up to 69 today.
Go back to sleep, daffodils, it’s only fake spring, not real spring. And, it’s a contraily kind of a day: 7 second video… Contrails. At 12:30 p.m., it’s 62 and mostly clear. Heading up to 69 today.
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: EARTHQUAKES Here in Kansas we’re well acquainted with the Fujita scale, and now we are learning the drama, but not yet the limits, of the Richter scale. Earthquakes, aftershocks, seismic waves. Until earlier this month, these were things that happened to people on other [...]
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: ENJOYING AUTUMN Lying awake in bed at night, I listen to the trains pass through town. I can hear each one rumble into the city limits, its whistle blowing every few seconds as the locomotive approaches crossroads. It amazes me how our ears can discern [...]
One of our first stops in Colorado was Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs. Well, we almost didn’t stop because there were so many people there – no parking places. It was Labor Day Sunday and everyone was getting in their last weekend of the summer in. Anyway, we didn’t get to stop at [...]
Gosh, it was June when Dave and I stopped in at Echo Cliff. This summer has been so busy and crazy and has gone so fast, that I can’t keep up. Anyway, Echo Cliff is near Dover in Shawnee County. Yes, shout and your voice does echo.
I looked up from my writing chair a few minutes ago and noticed a big fluttery creature hovering over the August-blooming lilac, so I went out to greet my company. He/she didn’t have much to say, but seemed to be enjoying the lilac nectar.
Our lilac bush blooms twice a year, once in April and again in August. The August version has less gusto, but it’s a-bloomin’ nevertheless.
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