A Celebration of Mundanity

I have been busy as of late, but want to acknowledge the happiness and excitement over two bits of recent news and events: Congratulations to Jon_Anne and Matt on their engagement! Congratulations to…

Sitting out on the patio after dark We quietly sat by the citronella candle light Watching the first fireflies of the season Tentatively sparkle and twinkle Their pale greens and yellows In the cool…

Flux, it's the beginning of a new era of our little household. Between all the recent redecoration of the interior of our home, replacing the Spider of our first date, throwing away our very first…

I am back from a week in the field collecting at Nescopeck State Forest and Promised Land State Park, which I highly recommend camping at the latter site, it is gorgeous there, heaps of trails, lots…

Back from Chicago roadtrip, love, LOVE, the convertible, stayed a wonderful B&B, my face is warm from too much sun! Now to pack for work, I'll be in the field collecting and camping in the eastern…

Off to Chicago to pick up the Alfa! Be back Sunday!

I am a fan of the cute little skirt and the perfect vehicle for cute little skirt wearing are tennis skirts. I've had a few for a couple of years, a plain black one, a simple blue one and a little…

Continuing to add data to my walking experiment, yesterday's 5K significantly boosted my numbers for the day... in Amish man totals of over 18,000 steps for the day. Actually, I don't have the full…

All of the 5K walkers wore their white shirts Survivors in pink So many pink shirts, so many survivors, Walking amongst those in white Under a storm of twirling maple seeds. Signs dotted their backs…

Mark