Thank you for planting Beauty Berries!

We’re having our first ‘real’ winter storm of the season.  Our other predicted storms have been a bust.  Something’s going to happen tonight.  The birds and squirrels were particularly active at the feeder until late afternoon, when all became quiet.  Until this recent storm, the Beauty Berries (Callicarpa Americana) have adorned their branches with clumps…

We are in the deep heart of winter. This year, we seem to be having a ‘real’ winter after years of warmer temperatures. The temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic are currently into the teens. The crisp, brisk air is certainly a wake-up call from the unusual warmth of November and December 2021 and recent past years.…

When I retired from education, I had a penchant for butterflies.  I told myself, family, friends, and acquaintances that butterflies reflected growth and change. I wasn’t retiring, I said. I was transforming. I was convinced at the time that I was emerging into my true self.  It’s been a journey. My life has been changing.…

We live in an aging neighborhood near the Chesapeake Bay. The majority of the residents’ age is over seventy. It’s a special place – an older community. It’s full of groups of friends and acquaintances. Of summer people and year-round residents. Overall, it’s a caring group, at least on the periphery. I’m not sure what…