Archive for the ‘Nature Events’ Category

The Owl and the Pussycat

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

In 1871, Edward Lear penned a nighttime classic poem about The Owl and the Pussycat. It is a nonsense poem and the artwork he created to go with it is quite nice. The poem suggests that owls and cats love being around each other. I suspect this is so.

Dinner with the Purple Martins

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

I’d been looking forward to Saturday evening all week. After all, there was an opportunity to go out with friends on their boat at Lake Murray. We planned to have dinner on the boat and go out to an island where a wonderful event occurs this time of year.

Just Singing (or crawling around) in the Rain

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

As I opened the back door last night there was a long “thing” on my screen door. It looked like a snake in the shadows so I closed the door carefully and headed for the flashlight. It was actually

Do the Bunny Hop

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Remember that lively song and dance “Do the Bunny Hop?” I was out walking early this morning. It was Sunday and I knew I was the first on the path when I started seeing bunny rabbits all over the place instead of people and dogs.

When Nature Comes Calling

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

When nature comes calling means one thing to many of us. It’s a saying associated with our digestive system and we better listen when it calls.