stories

Holy cow! The bluejays lost! Even holier cow! There are baby birds on the porch light! Every year the Steller* and Scrub jays duke it out to determine ownership of my back porch light. Their battles are fierce, blue bullets cartwheeling all over the deck, feathers flying. They're disputing porch light ownership, and usually the Stellers win. I have no [...]

I saw my officer this morning, bronzed and burly as he scolded an errant driver on the side of the road. I don’t know his name, and I’m sure he wouldn’t know me. But we made a brief connection a few years ago and so he will always be my officer. […]

Ah, spring! That's when a young ant's fancy turns to love.. and to exploring my kitchen counters, dad-blastit. Came downstairs this morning, and found several young Romeos (or possibly Juliets) skittering across the kitchen counter.* I fretted a bit and danced the Windex Waltz all over their crunchy little bodies. (I'm not at all charitable where ants are concerned). Yet [...]

“Sorry,” I mumbled, trying to look downtrodden, “I, uhm, have the flu?” “Still!?!” exclaimed my neighbor, backing up a step, and I realized I’d used that one a month ago. “Again,” I said, solemnly, and she gave me the look reserved for rabid raccoons and Typhoid Mary. OK, so I was embroidering a bit (i.e., lying), but how else do [...]

[dropcap]”Snow![/dropcap] Can we borrow your snow?” The neighborhood kids were making snow forts and afraid they’d run out. I said sure, and they happily filled their snow saucers with icy white bounty. […]