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PA doesn’t know what season it is

Yesterday, while driving home after picking up my son from engineering club, I couldn’t believe my eyes. A cherry tree blooming in mid-December? I took a walk this morning and took pictures to capture this sight.

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Happy New Year!

2015 It seems like such a large number. Wasn’t it just a little bit ago that we were all worried (or not, depending on our personal feelings) about Y2K? Yet here we are, well into the second decade of the … Continue reading

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Because I needed a smile or two

I’m sometimes tempted to do a mash-up of these two. (“Moses supposes the rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain, but Moses supposes erroneously.”) Someday. (“It’s always the someday!”)

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An earworm for you

Because the Muppets are always wonderful. As is Queen.

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Summer in the yard

It’s summer in Pennsylvania, which means it’s humid and hot — not as hot as in many parts of the country, but certainly hot enough that everything grows. First up, we have the front bed, where the hostas are trying … Continue reading

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For your viewing pleasure

A few weeks back, I posted the video for my daughter’s favorite song. This is my son’s. Unfortunately, I can’t embed the video. WordPress app plus YouTube on iPad means to me, it looked like I was just posting a … Continue reading

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Singing for his supper

The eggs have hatched! And no, the chicks aren’t actually making any noise yet, but every time something disturbs the nest, one or more will open their beaks, waiting for food. I imagine they’ll actually be fuzzy and cuter next … Continue reading

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Spring in bloom

The color on the dogwood looks especially vibrant on the overcast and rainy days, which means something out there isn’t gray, anyway. (Taken last week, not today. Sorry; it’s just a hectic week.)

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On volunteering

A little backstory on how this came up: last year, I read Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project. I was so impressed, I followed her on Twitter, Facebook, and her blog. On Facebook, she often asks questions of the “Do you … Continue reading

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Snow at noon

The backyard. Snow’s still falling.

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