Monthly Archives: August 2026

This summer, I have tried to make my outdoor space welcoming to God’s creatures. First I planted red and yellow blossoms in my hanging baskets to encourage different birds. My neighbor has fed the hummingbirds that she loved. We hung a feeder for hummingbirds between two baskets. We were rewarded not with adult hummingbirds butContinue reading “Critter Visitors 329 words”

This week, raspberries were on sale in the store we shopped at. Pints of the fruit with a sign, “Buy one, get one free.” I bought two cartons, to make a pie.As a child, we always had a raspberry section in the garden. I recall it covered a area of 3 by 20 feet. CloseContinue reading “It’s Raspberry Time, August 17, 2026 358 words”

A Petoskey stone is found only in the Great Lakes area. The heaviest concentration of stones are found along the east coast of Lake Michigan shores.The stones were formed in the coral colonies of shallow sea waters that covered Michigan over thirty fifty million years ago, the Silurian period. Large grew in the tropical waters.Continue reading “What is a Petoskey Stone? August 10, 20266. 347 words”

Don’t let people convince you there is no global warming. Upper Michiganders would argue with that statement.In the beginning of March, the upper portion of the state experienced a winter storm that dropped 48 inches of snow in a day. That was in addition to the four feet already on the ground. Plow after plowContinue reading “Vacation Recovery, August 4, 2026 633 Words”