Recently, I went camping with my son and his family. We all drove to Clinton Lake (about an hour away). My son towed his camper, his wife towed their boat, and I towed my 5th wheel. We had a caravan of sorts. During our trip, we spent a lot of time on the lake withContinue reading “Smoke(ing) across the water”
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Mow-tivational Books
Today I cut the grass on my lawn. It is one of the duties of home ownership. One might think that mowing one’s yard has nothing to the library. Ahhh, but it may. Let me continue. A few weeks past, my mower was causing some problems-stopping right after I had started it. I pulled outContinue reading “Mow-tivational Books”
This artist is a real tweet to see
I just received a book, a gift from a very close friend. It is a beautiful edition of “The Birds of America” by John James Audubon. This copy was printed in 2022 by Prestel Publishers. I am very thankful for this gift. In grade school, a schoolmate’s mother had a copy of this book, andContinue reading “This artist is a real tweet to see”
“The Natural State…with Loblolly pines, hot springs, waterfalls, but no diamonds”
My wife and I just celebrated our 45th anniversary. As in many of our anniversaries, I search for a book that has the number of years in the title, find an interesting quote or two, and mark it with a bookmark that also works with the years married. Usually at a dinner with friends orContinue reading ““The Natural State…with Loblolly pines, hot springs, waterfalls, but no diamonds””
June 22 “The Queen of the Jungle”
June 22 is World Rainforest Day. It is a day to help keep awareness up of protecting our rainforests. They say that 20% of our oxygen, and the fresh water we drink is because of the rain forests. I have a section in the library, of stories and adventures in Africa and South America (TheContinue reading “June 22 “The Queen of the Jungle””
January 21 ‘brrrrrr’
Today is World Snow Day. To enjoy this day-the third Sunday in January-all you have to do is go enjoy the snow. If there is no snow around you, you can enjoy two books I have on the subject of snow. They are “Snowflakes A Pop-up Book” by Jennifer Preston, 2010. The other is “Snow Crystals” by W.A. Bentley,Continue reading “January 21 ‘brrrrrr’”
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