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My son Alex and I were walking in our neighborhood listening to the metallic ping as acorns dropped from the trees and bounced off of cars. “Remember how many acorns there were last year?” Alex nodded his head. “The sidewalks were covered.” “People had leaf piles at the curb along with acorn piles! It wasContinue reading “BUMPER CROP”

I walked into the kitchen, scooped up the tea kettle from the stove and was walking to the sink when my son Alex looked at me, then at the clock. “Aren’t you late for school?” “Nope, I’m virtual today.” I began filling the kettle. “Oh, no.” he stepped away from me. “Did someone get sickContinue reading “WHAT DAY IS IT?”

I was scooping out a cup of sugar and pouring it into a sauce pan when my son Alex came into the kitchen. “What are you making?” he asked. I took the pan and went over to the sink pouring four cups of water into it. “I’m making hummingbird nectar.” I went over to theContinue reading “WASP FEEDER”

I was in the hallway pulling down the attic stairs when the metal screech from the hinges had my son Alex come out of his room. “Don’t do it!” he laughed. “I’m sorry but it’s time.” I unfolded the stairs and began climbing up. “It’s too early!” he called up to me. “Fall officially beganContinue reading “APPLE BASKET”

I’d just walked into the kitchen when something caught my eye through the glass on my back door. It was a praying mantis that was roughly six inches long clinging to the window. “Hey, little man. What are you up to?” I asked as I got closer and bent down to see him. “Who areContinue reading “I’M WATCHING YOU”

I was standing in the kitchen talking to my husband Steven when he noticed me rubbing my foot against the ankle of my other leg. “What happened to your leg?” he asked as he pointed to a quarter size red lump on my calf. I leaned over and began scratching the spot he was talkingContinue reading “STOP SCRATCHING”

My son Alex and I were walking in our neighborhood when I happened to notice a tree in someone’s front yard. I stopped and pointed to one of the berries hanging from the tree. “Is it just me or is everything starting to look like the corona virus?” Alex started to laugh. “Nope. That certainlyContinue reading “CORONA TREE”

I was in the middle of washing dishes when I looked out the window and saw a beautiful orange tabby walking down the path we had in our woods. Quickly shutting off the faucet and grabbing a towel I called out to my son. “Alex! Come here quick!” Alex came into the kitchen. “What’s wrong?”Continue reading “PET SHARE”

I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched one of our chipmunks scurry across the yard, leaping from stone to stone, hiding in our fire pit only to reappear and make a quick dash to go under our grill. “I wonder if he lives under there?” I asked my son Alex as we sat onContinue reading “PORCH PIRATE”

I was sitting on the couch with a book laid open across my lap, my bare feet tucked under a warm cozy blanket, when my son Alex came into the room. “What are you up to?” he asked. “Trying to make it through this book.” I sighed. Alex sat down next to me. “What’s itContinue reading “GETTING TO THE END”