Something to look forward to, the advent of spring and warmer weather. Robins are asking my advice on where to hang out these days, and I've been suggesting the places pictured above. 3 of the 4 scenes are in Cleveland Heights, and all are of the same general place. … [Read more...] about Spring is Fighting Hard to Get Here
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Out Like a Lamb
I don't know about you, but as far as that lamb thing goes this month, I want it in writing. I've felt the winter blahs long enough, and can see that the snowdrops and crocus are beginning to show their agreement. Not long after moving back to Cleveland from Austin in 1996, … [Read more...] about Out Like a Lamb
March 11, 2011
uncle! … [Read more...] about March 11, 2011
Dawn of the Decade
The media is so quick to make big declarations about events, like Party of the Year, or Storm of the Century. I woke up Tuesday morning to all the usual chores: feed the dogs, find the newspaper in one of the many locations our PD carrier throws it to avoid the porch; get the … [Read more...] about Dawn of the Decade
Navigating the Cedar icefall
That was a week of hard winter we just had. The snowthrower, which I had repaired twice this fall, has been getting a workout and I'm glad I went to the trouble of getting it fixed. But I finally cried uncle on the sidewalk. Living on Cedar Road, it's not the same shoveling … [Read more...] about Navigating the Cedar icefall