The sound of oversized boots dragging across wooden floors announced that it was 2:40 p.m. Shuffles, as we called her, would arrive each day, walk to the back of the store where the cash desk was situated, touch three things, and then turn around and slump on to her next stop. She had a mop […]
“This is a lot of stuff to remember, Grandma!” Seven-year-old Sloane and I are making a Zentangle. She’d tried to copy my work on her own with no success, so I’m teaching her step by step. “That’s why we keep practicing.” “Practice makes permanent!” “Do you mean perfect?” “No permanent. That’s what my teacher says.” […]
When nineteen-year-old Faby attends the annual Vaudeville Show in her small town, she is hoping to escape to the drudgery of day-to-day life in the Gauthier household, where chores are watched over by the critical eye of Maman and Maman Aurore. The year is 1924, the setting small town Vermont, USA, and even though she’s […]
That’s quite the facial expression!
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It is!
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oooh good photo! He’s giving you a look see, too. 🙂
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He is! Thanks.
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It’s like he is saying “Do you mind?”
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He’s perched where the young eagle usually sits – that’s why I say he startled us both. Likely is saying “Do you mind?” while I was saying: “Hello, who are you?”
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Glad to know I’m not alone in talking to the birds!
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Not at all, lol!
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Wow, his look says he’s had the same week I had 🙂
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Ha ha ha. that bad, eh?
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It was a rough one–but quick turnaround, thank the Lord! 🙂
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Good to hear.
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AMEN!
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He’s beautiful! Yes, he is definitely checking you out!
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He is! Thanks.
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😉
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I love “unexpected” encounters with other species. I looked up Red tailed hawk range and their range covers most of North America from Canada to Mexico. I know they are very common down here.
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They are common here too, and there are many variations. I hadn’t seen this particular one before, but that doesn’t mean much really. Thanks Betty. The river never fails to surprise me.
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Great photo to accompany this enjoyable poem.
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Thanks LuAnne.
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I love your poem! I’ve had that experience with animal’s eyes myself.
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Thanks!
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