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As a curious observer of life, I blog on writing, marketing, my prairie - anything that interests me in the moment. I like to have conversations with readers, so don’t hesitate to leave a comment. I'll respond.
Weeks after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, workers found the charred trunk and roots of a tree buried in the debris. Most limbs were blown away; roots were gone. Even though the…
Weeks after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, workers found the charred trunk and roots of a tree buried in the debris. Most limbs were blown away; roots were gone. Even though the…
I am a very focused person. When I’m working on a project, I tune out everything around me. I don’t hear anything; I don’t see anything. My husband knows to make loud noises from a…
November 2. Rain. Wind. 40 degrees. Snow in the forecast. Ah the beauty of Iowa weather. Wait one minute and it will change. Our pretty leaves only two days ago on the trees are rapidly…
It’s 72 degrees. On November 1. In Iowa. Can you believe it? Even though I have plenty of writing to do, I’m dawdling. I’ve been out for a walk. Out taking pictures. Out laying on…
“O suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together, Ye cannot rival for one hour October’s bright blue weather” In eighth grade, I memorized Helen Hunt Jackson‘s poem, October’s Bright Blue…
We drove the back roads of northeast Iowa yesterday, skirting north of Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Waverly. We speculated on whether the many large birds soaring far above us were turkey vultures or Bald Eagles.…
I biked the newly opened High Trestle Trail for the first time this weekend. My friends and I entered the trail at Woodwardand biked east. Our main goal was to see the new High Trestle…
Check out this little guy! We were watching TV and looked up to see this tree frogworking his way up our picture window. It was quite a hike for him. This window is a full…
I joined friends for a walk along the bike trail north of Johnston over the weekend. We went early in an unsuccessful effort to beat the heat and humidity. At 7:30 a.m., the sun was…