A toast to the heron: Photo of artwork used with permission, Jake Hose Seven years ago, Big Papa and I got married. This fact, in and of itself, is truly something to marvel at. Because–we nearly didn’t. Our first wedding venue cancelled six months prior to the wedding. Next, a month before the wedding, the […]
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Birds of Kauai
Birds of Kauai: We saw some wonderfully colored birds on our trip to Kauai. Cardinal Blue Booby Pea Fowl Zebra Dove Red-tailed Tropicbird Red-crested Cardinal A Snow Goose and two Hawaiian Nene (YES! A Snow Goose on Kauai) Finch Egret Female red-crested cardinal Albatross ….and our daughter’s beloved heron, aka Mr. Fluffles Take the road […]
A feathered fall
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot Chickadee reflection Duck at the Washington Park Arboretum Crow flying at Washington Park Arboretum Flicker on the fencepost Heron on the pond Squabble at the birdbath Flicker taking […]
Something blue
Five years ago, as I dressed for my wedding, I slipped a vintage 1960s Mexican wedding gown over my head, and placed my rose-gold engagement ring, circa 1880, on my right-hand ring finger. On my feet were brand-new espadrille sandals and my new wedding band was tucked into in the suit pocket of our best […]