The Second, Second Best Blog

A quiet gray Sunday afternoon was interrupted by the sound of a low flying helicopter circling above the neighborhood. A quick look around revealed a thick black column of smoke rising to the northeast. Maybe down at the Ralph’s shopping center, or a car parked on Mustang Run? I dropped the lawn edger, ran in [...]

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Though far from perfect, this Sunday morning turned out to be … hmmm … what one word best sums it up? Enjoyable – it certainly was. Memorable – that too, but only to me. First, I slept in. Woke up around 8 – not ready to get up. Woke up next about 9:30 – much [...]

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A friend gave me this bird feeder for Christmas 2006. The first picture was taken on New Year’s Day 2007. The second, yesterday. Thousands of House Finches and Sparrows, along with an occasional Gold Finch and Starling have dropped by in that time. Once in a while a Mourning Dove tries to join in, but [...]

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