It hasn’t rained in our part of the state since late June. As far as I can see there are only 2 benefits to this fact. Number one-the local water department is making a fortune off me and mine trying to keep trees alive. Number two-the forest smells glorious. The scent of dried pine and…
Hello Peeps! The Texas heat has been brutal, 106 the past few days and I’ve lost one hen to the temp’s already. So my family and I decided it would do us good to cool off a bit at a friends houseboat in Kentucky. We drove then walked, boated and floated about for a weekend.…
Getting ready for yet another journey, I spent Wednesday scurrying about preparing and working to ensure everything went smoothly in my absence. However, Addie and I went for a quick walk and ride thru the forest in the early morning hours while the heat had not yet penetrated the canopy of leaves. It was very…
Were I a real chicken, I would be molting, sitting, flopping and doing every unattractive chicken-thing imaginable right now. While I’ve had 2 lovely vacations the past 6 weeks, the in-betweens have been riddled with hardship enough for a century. Which is why, for the first time in 14 months, I’ve not a walk to really…
July is always hot in Texas and today was no exception. I had recently been commissioned to feed the neighbors creatures so I awoke early and walked there and back, taking photos along the way. Here is what I saw. Roadside nettles are always pretty! Morning sunlight thru the trees and on some pinecones…. At…
I have a confession to make. I did not walk on July the 8th. I spent 4 hours doing laundry at the neighbors because our sewer backed up into the kitchen which translates loosely to bad smells and no using the washing machine, dish washer, sinks, toilets or showers. Ugh. Add this to me being…
Coming back from a trip is always a nice thing. East or west, home is best! Stripe-Stripe was glad to see me along with all my other little creatures. Here is what I saw. At home. This is Stripe-Stripe’s “Where have you been Mama!?!” face. This is her ‘looking at a flower face’. It was a…
Wednesday, June 24th was a pretty special walk for me. I was able to walk at Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington. The weather was fair and the grounds breathtaking. To walk the trails and hills he walked, to see the Potomac River from his front porch and meander the halls of his home was quite simply…
Hi y’all! I can not believe it has been a year, almost to the day, that I began our Wicked Walk series. Thanks so much for joining me as I’ve traipsed over creeks, thru meadows, down wooded paths and in other people’s barn. Across town squares, college campuses and a feed store or two, you…
As you may recall my computer went kaput and I am running around like a chicken, so not much narrtive today. Addie walked with me, we encoutered slugs, deer and a giant spider, amoung other things. Here is what we saw. Addie loves the woods! No flower is safe! Then I spotted the deer, first just a…
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