Sparrow Tree Journal

Holy cow, it's been almost two weeks since I posted here! How are you all? How's your summer going? It's hot here. Really, reall...

Welcome to July!  Yesterday was a quiet 4th for us. Gregg had to work until 4pm (although he said the store was dead slow) and I spent the d...

I can hardly believe it's already the first of July. The summer is flying by, which makes me a little bit sad. It will be over and done ...

Marla and Martina came over for a masked visit Monday night. Masked, because it's far too hot to even think of sitting outside on the po...

I've really not done much blogging this summer, at least not as much as I'd planned. All this time off has been filled with housekee...

I've decided to borrow an idea I've seen around the Internet and occasionally write a "Daybook" post here on my blog, usin...

It's been a while since I shared an essay by my favorite American naturalist writer, Hal Borland. Here's an ode to early July that ...

In a week filled with rainy days, work angst, and onerous household/personal obligations, there were a few bright spots for me this first we...

It's too darn hot. Today the temperature has reached 106F for the third day in a row. The heat index is up around 115F, and it's ...

Summer is definitely at it's peak here in my neck of the woods. It's hot and dry this year, with only about an inch of rain in the p...