Ringneck Nation, which is the association of tourism in Huron, South Dakota is having a top dog photo contest for five weeks. Huron is home of the world’s greatest pheasant habitat with more than 200 birds per mile, and that’s far more than its population of people. Last week’s winner of the contest was one [...] Continue Reading »
Ringneck Nation top dog photo contest: Gunner wins week 1!
2wishing for gumption and a settled stomach
2have been down with a stomach bug but i think its almost over. has been an incredibly valid excuse to stay in bed and still i struggle with being still. honestly, i don’t know how anyone handles me. i annoy the heck out of myself. on the good news list: baby is head down. midwife [...] Continue Reading »
the secret mechanics of songwriting and 1988 ford rangers
1As a follow up to the post a couple days ago, the old Ford Ranger didn’t come home with me on Monday. Once before, a 1976 Datsun station wagon was a part of my life that caused deep reflection and heartbreak. I am wiser now, and my love of aged possessions I keep limited to [...] Continue Reading »
and now, it is time for whatever is now
1What a season. Experiencing the gamut of emotions on a daily basis. In this moment, I feel calm and relaxed. I like smelling the air of now and listening to the sounds of here. Things I am grateful for : hazelnuts in the grocery time and flexibility to ponder annoyingly large philosophical questions rain boots sweet Levon [...] Continue Reading »
how i came to write pop country
1If the rain holds back today, which it isn’t, I’m going to finish my paint job. And since no one should get into any exterior painting with a 70% percent chance of thunderstorms, I won’t. But just to say, I could finish it in a day if I could get a good one in. Instead [...] Continue Reading »
we heart our neighborhood
0Extra! Extra! Levon made the front page of the Knoxville News Sentinel! Glimpse his bravery and handsomeness here. And a congratulations to neighbor, Lauren Rider for receiving the Ronald E. Childress Award for Preservationists of the Year.
quiet moments are significant even when no one notices : pictures i like
0appreciating Henry Darger working slow and steady and taking breaks breathing getting larger and stretching pause [ from ashley who is listening to The Strokes (Is This It) ]
yesterday was for crying
2East Tennessee and I are in autumn. We’re in that part of the cycle where things are dying. I know this death happens so that life can, but it still hurts. Yesterday the sky was light gray, a temperate wind rustled the dead plant matter and it rained every so often. I woke up and [...] Continue Reading »
Tazewell, VA: a baby shower, sneaking down a mine, uncle Dobb surprises Grandmother with Pappaw’s WWII Medals
3Little baby Addair had his second baby shower this past weekend with Ashley’s side of the family. I think he has everything he needs, actually more than I ever imagined was necessary for babies. I changed my first diaper, on a doll, and lost in a race against Ashley. Keith won the bottle drinking contest [...] Continue Reading »
i don’t have to figure out anyone else’s life : pictures i like
0Learning so very much. [ from a. addair who is listening to Aventura (14+14)